WEST FORT HOOD, Texas – The U.S. Army Operational Test Command will hold its command sergeant major change of responsibility ceremony at its headquarters here Friday at 9 a.m. Command Sgt. Maj. Joe E. Johnson Jr. arrives after serving as senior enlisted advisor of the 3rd Chemical Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and will […]
III Corps
Army announces upcoming 2nd ABCT, 1st Cavalry Division, unit rotation
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Army announces upcoming 2nd ABCT, 1st Cavalry Division, unit rotation WASHINGTON — The Department of the Army announced today the upcoming winter rotational deployment of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, to Europe. The 2nd ABCT stationed at FORT HOOD, Texas, will replace the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat […]
Ft. Hood Engineer Soldiers test new battlefield shaping munition
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 […]
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 […]
III Armored Corps Maintains a High State of Readiness
FORT HOOD, Texas — The III Armored Corps and FORT HOOD continues to maintain a heightened level of readiness, with Soldiers training in the field and across the country. “We routinely conduct readiness activities to ensure we are prepared to deploy, if ordered to do so. No deployment order has been given,” said Col. Wayne […]
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 […]
