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 […]
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Initial operational test begins on Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense System
By Mr. John Kimball & Mr. Robert Yelder, Air and Missile Defense Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – Air Defense Artillery Soldiers from Fort Bliss, Texas here are testing a new equipment system linking sensors with shooters across the battlefield. Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air […]
Finding El Dorado: An African immigrant finds success in U.S. Army
Story by. Capt. Taylor Criswell, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Public Affairs FORT HOOD (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas — Over 6,500 miles from Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas between Ghana and Benin sits the small country of Togo. In the modest village of Togoville, young children can be seen chasing each other through […]
4th ID sets up, tears down new command post prototypes at Ft. Carson
By Capt. Demetrius L. Spencer, Test Officer, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT CARSON, Colorado — 4th Infantry Division Soldiers just completed testing a new command post structure as part of the Army’s effort to modernize the division headquarters. “Command Post Infrastructure Integration (CPI2) is the new command post for the […]
1st Combat Aviation Brigade transfers authority to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade
Story by. Capt. Taylor Criswell, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Public Affairs ILLESHEIM, Germany–The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade (1CAB), 1st Infantry Division officially cased its colors as they handed over the aviation component of Atlantic Resolve to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade (1ACB), 1st Cavalry Division in an official ceremony held at Illesheim Army Air Base, […]
Ivy Division Crazy Horse crews test Army’s newest 120mm Abrams Main Battle Tank round
By Maj. Michael P. Brabner, Test Officer, Maneuver Test Directorate, U.S. Operational Test Command Yuma Test Center, Arizona. — Deep in the desert here, two Ivy Division tank crews of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team recently tested the Army’s newest 120mm tactical service round. Under 112 degree-plus heat, they simulated combat missions with full […]
