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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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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!