WEST FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Operational Test Command (OTC) will open its new Technology Integration Center here 9 a.m. Aug. 28, aiming to connect its test technology developers and users world-wide with other engineers, analysts, technicians and academia. The center will also provide an anchor point for OTC to better collaborate […]
Soldiers
Ft. Hood Black Hawk aviation crews test new Army aircraft survivability system
By Sgt. 1st Class Leonel Rubio, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation NCO, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama – The latest countermeasures designed to improve Army aircraft survivability were tested here by helicopter aircrews based out of Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas. Soldiers from the 3rd Assault Helicopter […]
EDITORIAL: Peak PCS season, what newcomers can expect at ‘The Great Place’
By Master Sgt. Torres J. Carr, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate NCOIC, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Imagine arriving in an area that’s completely alien to you and your family. Nothing is recognizable and you are totally confused about where to go or who to talk to. This was the experience I had when […]
Ft. Hood Engineers test modernized route clearance equipment to save Soldier lives
By Robert Richardson, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas – Soldiers from the 937th Engineer Company (Clearance), 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade here, trained on their tactical missions while putting some of the Army’s newest route clearance equipment through its […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Ft. Hood Engineer Soldiers to test new route clearance equipment that detects explosives
FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Engineer Soldiers here will conduct missions Tuesday while testing the Army’s newest route clearance vehicles. Media are invited to attend testing of the Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS) 2 and Explosive Hazard Pre-detonation (EHP) Roller in the field. Both are designed to improve the ability of route […]
82nd Airborne Soldiers conduct airdrop tests of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
By Mr. James Cochran, Military Test Plans Analyst, Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, N.C. — 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers are in the final phases of airdrop testing five configurations of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) here. The JLTV Family of Vehicles is a joint military program […]
