Operational Test Command

Definition/Scope: (OTC.ARMY.MIL) U.S. Army Operational Test Command plans, conducts, and reports rigorous operational tests, assessments, and experiments in order to provide essential information for the acquisition and fielding of Warfighting systems. On its 30th anniversary, TEXCOM was re-designated as U.S. Army Operational Test Command (OTC), a major subordinate command of U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), Alexandria, Virginia.

Used For:

TCATA
Test and Experimentation Command (TEXCOM)
TEXCOM
TRADOC Combined Arms Test Activity
U.S. Army Operational Test Command

Acronym:

OTC

Broader Terms:

Developmental Test Command
US Army Test and Evaluation Command

Related Terms:

Aberdeen Test Center
Army Evaluation Center
Cold Regions Test Center
Developmental Test Command
Dugway Proving Ground
Electronic Proving Ground
experimentation
Redstone Technical Test Center
Tropic Regions Test Center
White Sands Missile Range
Yuma Proving Ground