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 test Army’s next-generation combat goggle
By Lt. Col. Jerry L. Jones Jr., Test Officer, Maneuver Test Directorate, U.S. Operational Test Command FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers helping the Army make decisions on its newest program to provide Infantry Soldiers with a mixed reality headset. Working toward a future when cloud services, squad radios, and necessary combat […]
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 […]
Soldiers test new system focused to modernize aviation logistics, maintenance
By Mr. Scott Uini, Enterprise & Mission Command Test Division, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT LEE, Virginia — Soldiers from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia conducted the first tests here on a new system focused on improving readiness through modernizing aviation maintenance and logistics functions. “The Global Combat Support System Increment […]
1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade Execute Revised ACFT
1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade Executes Revised ACFT Lt. Col. Christopher Flores, Special Troops Battalion commander discuses how the Troopers within the Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, take diagnostic ACFT with the revises recently made to ensure Soldiers are prepared when the ACFT is for record in October at Fort Hood (Now designated […]
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 […]
