History - OTC

 

On November 18, 1998, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army approved consolidation of developmental and operational testing.  That decision led to the re-designation of the Operational Test and Evaluation Command (OPTEC) to the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) on October 1, 1999.

Central to the consolidation was the ATEC assumption of responsibility for all Army developmental and operational testing.  The Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM) became a command subordinate to ATEC and was re-designated the U.S. Army Developmental Test Command (DTC) with headquarters at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.  The Test and Experimentation Command (TEXCOM) was re-designated the U.S. Army Operational Test Command (OTC) with headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas.  The third ATEC subordinate command encompassed the Operational Evaluation Command and the Evaluation Analysis Center, which were combined to form the U.S. Army Evaluation Center (AEC), completing the consolidation of developmental and operational evaluation into a single, integrated command.

On October 1, 1999, West Fort Hood became the home of OTC, replacing the deactivated TEXCOM.  Its mission was to continue to conduct realistic and continuous testing in the critical areas of equipment, doctrine, force design, and training.

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...CONTINUED (1999-Present)



 OTC's ultimate customer will continue to be the Soldier—our sons and daughters—who will judge our efforts with their lives and their mission accomplishment.
This is a sacred trust which will not be compromised!