| 词条 | United States Army Test and Evaluation Command |
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|unit_name=U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command |image= ATEC.png |caption= ATEC logo |dates=Oct 1, 1999 – present |country={{flag|United States}} |allegiance= |branch={{army|United States}} |type= |role= |size= |command_structure= |garrison=Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD |garrison_label= |nickname= |patron= |motto=Truth |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |disbanded= |website= {{URL|https://www.atec.army.mil/index.html}} |commander1= Major General Joel K. Tyler[1] |commander1_label= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= Distinctive unit insignia |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= Shoulder Sleeve Insignia |identification_symbol_3= |identification_symbol_3_label= Beret flashes worn by the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (left) and Airborne Test Force (right) }}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] ATEC is located throughout the continental United States and Hawaii. Command headquarters is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD[3] BG (Promotable) Joel K. Tyler assumed command of ATEC in June 2018,[4] following his tour at Joint Modernization Command, as MG John W. Charlton retires from the Army.[5] HistoryConsolidation 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] OperationsATEC 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][6] Test centers
|header = The Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate test-drop a LAV-25A2 for suitability as an armor platform for airborne units |perrow = 2 |width1 = 285 |image1 = US Army Airdrop Test of LAV-25A2-Deploy.jpg |caption1= A U.S. Air Force C-17 delivers a U.S. Marine Corps LAV-25A2 at {{convert|1,500|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} over Fort Bragg... |width2 = 124 |image2 = US Army Airdrop Test of LAV-25A2-Drop.jpg |caption2= and airdropped onto Sicily Drop Zone... |width3 = 218 |image3 = US Army Airdrop Test of LAV-25A2-Recovery.jpg |caption3= where U.S. Army paratroopers prepare the LAV and its weapons for action... |width4 = 193 |image4 = US Army Airdrop Test of LAV-25A2-Fire.jpg |caption4= then test-fire its weapons as part of OTC's airdrop certification.[7] }} Operational Test Command (OTC) locations:
See also
References1. ^[https://www.army.mil/article/206921/atec_welcomes_new_commander (13 June 2018) ATEC welcomes new commander] 2. ^1 [https://www.atec.army.mil/index.html U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command Official Homepage], U.S. Army, last accessed 1 February 2018 3. ^1 [https://www.atec.army.mil/history.html U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, History], U.S. Army, last accessed 1 February 2018 4. ^[https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1431911/general-officer-assignments/ (2 Feb 2018) General Officer assignments] 5. ^[https://www.army.mil/article/206921/atec_welcomes_new_commander (13 June 2018) U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command welcomes new commander] 6. ^[https://www.atec.army.mil/organization.html U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Organization], U.S. Army, last accessed 1 February 2018 7. ^[https://www.army.mil/article/199633/82nd_airborne_divisions_3rd_brigade_combat_team_airdrop_tests_light_armor_vehicle 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team airdrop tests Light Armor Vehicle] - Army.mil, 25 January 2018 Further reading
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