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 […]
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41st Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame inductee selected
By U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WEST FORT HOOD, Texas — A Central Texas resident has been selected as the 2019 inductee to the U.S. Army Operational Test Command’s Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame. William Ralph (Bill) Fesler of Lampasas, Texas, has been named the 41st HOF inductee and will be honored in […]
Ft. Hood opens Technology Integration Center, bonding Army testing, academic, community, industry partners
By Michael M. Novogradac, U.S. Army Operational Test Command WEST FORT HOOD, Texas — A new building serving as a technology collaboration hub opened here Wednesday, along with an announcement of a cyber education plan among FORT HOOD’s academic, community, and industry partners. The Army Test and Evaluation Command’s Technology Integration Center (ATIC) was dedicated […]
Media Advisory — Ft. Hood opens Technology Integration Center to bond Army testing, academic, community, industry partners
WEST FORT HOOD, 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 with the Army Futures […]
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 […]
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 […]
