United States Army Test and Evaluation Command
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.[2]
| U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command | |
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 ATEC logo | |
| Active | Oct 1, 1999 – present |
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| Garrison/HQ | Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD |
| Motto(s) | Truth in Testing |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brigadier General James J. Gallivan[1] |
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| Beret flashes worn by the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (left) and Airborne Test Force (right) |   |
ATEC is located throughout the continental United States and Hawaii. Command headquarters is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD[3]
Brig. Gen. James J. Gallivan assumed command of ATEC in June 2020
History
Consolidation of all Army developmental and operational testing commands was approved by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army on Nov. 18, 1998. The decision led to the redesignation of the Operational Test and Evaluation Command to ATEC on Oct. 1, 1999. All major subordinate commands of OPTEC were redesignated as well with the Test and Evaluation command redesignated as the U.S. Army Developmental Test Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground; the Test and Experimentation Command was redesignated the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, Fort Hood, Texas; and the Operational Evaluation Command and the Evaluation Analysis Center were combined to form the new U.S. Army Evaluation Center located at Aberdeen Proving Ground.[3]
Operations
ATEC conducts testing for all branches of the military and maintains a large customer base that includes the National Security Agency, Joint Chiefs of Staff, allied foreign countries, and Congress. 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 1,100 tests daily that encompass everything from individual weapons to National Missile Defense systems. The annual budget for the command is in excess of half a billion dollars.[2][4]
Test centers
- Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)
- Army Evaluation Center (AEC)
- Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)
- Joint Test Element (JTE)
- Dugway Proving Ground (DPG)
- West Desert Test Center (WDTC)
- Redstone Test Center (RTC)
- White Sands Missile Range (WSMR)
- White Sands Test Center (WSTC)
- Yuma Proving Ground (YPG)
- Yuma Test Center (YTC)
- Tropic Regions Test Center (TRTC)
- Cold Region Test Center (CRTC)
Operational Test Command (OTC) locations:
- Fort Hood:
- OTC headquarters
- Aviation Test 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
- Operational Test and Evaluation Force
- Director, Operational Test and Evaluation
- Joint Interoperability Test Command
- Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center
- Air Force Test Center
- Naval Air Warfare Center
- Naval Undersea Warfare Center
- Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity
- Marine Corps Test Unit
References
- (13 June 2018) ATEC welcomes new commander
- U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command Official Homepage, U.S. Army, last accessed 1 February 2018
- U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, History, U.S. Army, last accessed 1 February 2018
- U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Organization, U.S. Army, last accessed 1 February 2018
- 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team airdrop tests Light Armor Vehicle - Army.mil, 25 January 2018
