United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

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The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, or ATEC, is a direct reporting unit of the United States Army responsible for developmental testing, independent operational testing, independent evaluations, assessments, and experiments of Army equipment.[1][2]

As a direct reporting unit (DRU) under the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, ATEC informs Army senior leaders of testing and evaluation activities.[3]

ATEC is located throughout the continental United States and Hawaii. Command headquarters is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.[3]

History

Consolidation of all existing U.S. Army developmental and operational testing commands was approved by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army on 18 November 1998. This decision led to the redesignation of Operational Test and Evaluation Command (OPTEC) to the Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) on 1 October 1999.[4][5]

All major subordinate commands of OPTEC were redesignated as well with the original U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM) redesignated as the U.S. Army Developmental Test Command (DTC), Aberdeen Proving Ground; the Test and Experimentation Command (TEXCOM) was redesignated the U.S. Army Operational Test Command (OTC), at Fort Hood, Texas; and the Operational Evaluation Command and the Evaluation Analysis Center were combined to form the new U.S. Army Evaluation Center (AEC) located at Aberdeen Proving Ground.[3]

Operations

ATEC employs approximately 9,000 military, civilian and contract employees that are highly skilled test officers, engineers, scientists, technicians, researchers, and evaluators. ATEC is involved in more than 2,300 tests annually that encompass everything from individual weapons to National Missile Defense systems.[1]

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Test centers

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Army Test and Evaluation Command facilities and locations in the United States

Template:Multiple image Operational Test Command (OTC) locations:

  • Fort Hood:
    • OTC headquarters
    • Aviation Test Directorate
    • Test Technology Directorate
    • Maneuver Test Directorate
    • Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate
    • Mission Command Test Directorate
  • Fort Bragg: Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate
  • Fort Bliss: Air Defense Artillery Test Directorate
  • Fort Sill: Fires Test Directorate
  • Fort Huachuca: Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate

See also

Similar Navy and Marine Corps organizations

Similar Air Force organizations

Similar DoD organizations and roles

References

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Further reading

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