By Capt. Bradden Van Noy, Test and Evaluation Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD, Texas — Engineer Soldiers just completed testing the Army’s newest explosive that will help them shape the battlefield. Sappers from the 59th Combat Engineer Company – Armored (CEC-A), 36th Engineer Brigade learned […]
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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, Texas to reduce costs and resource burdens on test units. […]
U.S. Army Operational Test Command to celebrate 50 years of dedicated equipment testing
By U.S. Army Operational Testing Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD, Texas — A small group of military and civilian employees met in a III Corps Headquarters storage room on Oct. 1, 1969, launching a unique equipment test organization that has now spanned 50 years. Those humble beginnings of the Army’s only independent operational tester […]
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, 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 paces. The Husky Mounted […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Ft. Hood Engineer Soldiers to test new route clearance equipment that detects explosives
FORT HOOD, 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 clearance patrols to find […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Ft. Hood Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers to test new Man Transportable Robotic System Thursday
WEST FORT HOOD, Texas — EOD Soldiers with the 737th Ordnance Company and 937th Route Clearance Company will take part in operational testing of a new robot system Thursday. Media are invited to attend testing of the new Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) in the field. The test training scenario dictates the EOD team will […]
