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As the U.S. Army transitions to a force for the 21st Century, so does the Army's only independent operational test organization - the U.S. Army Operational Test Command (OTC) at Fort Hood, Texas, as it independently validates each new item of equipment.
OTC has the mission to conduct realistic operational testing in the critical areas of equipment, doctrine, force design and training. The command conducts the operational tests, required by Public Law, that provides significant data to Army decision makers on key Army systems and concepts.
OTC Headquarters Command and staff along with
Maneuver Test Directorate;
Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate;
Mission Command Test Directorate and
Aviation Test Directorate
are located at West Fort Hood.
Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate
is located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina;
Fires Test Directorate
is located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, with one division located at Fort Bliss, Texas;
Integrated Test and Evaluation Directorate is located at Fort Bliss, Texas; and
Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate
is located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
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