By Mr. Blake Bagby, Military Test Plans Analyst, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Airborne equipment testers here are working with aerospace engineers on modifying airdrop rigging techniques because of structural and mechanical changes made by the manufacturer of the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). “Testing […]
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82nd Airborne troops help develop HMMWV Joint Battle Command-Platform airdrop practices
By Mr. Blake Bagby, Military Test Plans Analyst, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Paratroopers here are busy developing new procedures to allow the Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P) system to remain installed in HMMWVs during low velocity airdrops (LVAD). “The fact that I no longer […]
Airborne U.S. Army Special Operations Command troops test new RA-1 Ram Air parachute automatic activation device
By Mr. Richard Hedgecock, Military Test Plans Analyst, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Airborne equipment testers here are busy with Special Operations Soldiers testing the Army’s newest Enhanced Electronic Automatic Activation Device (EEAAD). The Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD) is gathering data […]
101st Airborne Field Artillery Soldiers test JLTV to carry ammo, tow Howitzers
By Maj. Nathaniel Holman, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky — 101st Airborne Division field artillery Soldiers have been testing modified Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) here to serve as the prime mover and ammunition carrier for their M119A3 105mm Howitzers. Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, […]
Bundled Army equipment system testing reduces cost, burdens on test units
Soldiers from the 937th Engineer Company (Clearance), 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, conducted a route clearance patrol using the Explosive Hazard Pre-Detonation (EHP) Roller (left photo) and Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS) 2 as part of a previously bundled operational test at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas to reduce costs and resource […]
Ft. Bragg parachute riggers turn air drop testing skills into ‘Operation Iron Mask’ for Coronavirus pandemic
By Maj. Cam Jordan, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Parachute riggers who normally airdrop test Army equipment are using their sewing skills to fabricate protective masks to keep Soldiers and Civilians safe during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In what they have dubbed “Operation Iron Mask,” […]
