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 […]
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Modernized Sentinel sensor test eyes growing threat variety
By Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Njenga, Test NCOIC, Air and Missile Defense Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – Thirty Soldiers and 85 Government Civilians and Contractors began a three-week test here of an updated air and missile defense sensor. The Limited User Test (LUT) […]
Aviation Soldiers test new global combat maintenance, logistics tool
By Sgt. Aaron Harris, Enterprise & Mission Command Test Division, Mission Command Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Georgia — Aviation Soldiers are busy here testing a new system focused on improving enterprise readiness through modernizing Aviation maintenance and logistics functions. “We are getting a look at how the Soldiers actually […]
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 […]
Air Defenders test newest Patriot Missile upgrades
By Sgt. 1st Class Jimmie E. Dale, Test NCO, Air and Missile Defense Test Directorate, Fort Bliss, Texas WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – Sixty-five Soldiers and 135 Government Civilians started a yearlong test on the latest Patriot Missile System upgrade. This upgrade is the newest one since 2018. The Patriot Missile System […]
Illinois Guard aircrews test Army’s newest helicopter upgrade
By Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven M. Melvin, Aviation Test Program Officer, Aviation Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT MCCOY, Wisconsin — Aviators, crewmembers, and support personnel of the 106th Aviation Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, are here operationally testing the UH–60V Blackhawk helicopter while preparing for an upcoming deployment. As the newest […]
