{"id":11446,"date":"2023-05-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=11446"},"modified":"2023-05-20T07:05:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T07:05:42","slug":"next-generation-family-of-army-medium-size-vehicles-tested-at-ft-bliss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=11446","title":{"rendered":"Next generation family of Army medium-size vehicles tested at Ft. Bliss"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT BLISS, Texas \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Under the heat of the desert sun, a convoy of military vehicles roll down a dirt trail, kicking up dust and sand as they reach speeds of 45 miles per hour.<\/p>\n

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\n Showing the relative size of the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, or FMTVA2, Soldiers of the 1st Armored Division convoy down a highway near Fort Bliss, Texas as part of an operational test to determine operational effectiveness of the system and to enable decisions by Army senior leaders.
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The vehicles look familiar but are a little different from what Soldiers are used to seeing.<\/p>\n

The vehicle driving down the dirt trails is the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, or FMTVA2. The FMTVA2 is being tested here with hopes it will replace its predecessor, the Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, or LMTV, allowing Soldiers across the Army to have access to a modernized vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cDriving the FMTV has been a complete game changer from the old LMTV,\u201d said Spc. Salvador Castillo, a horizontal engineer with Alpha Company, 16th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division.<\/p>\n

Castillo and his unit tested the FMTVA2 for about 4 weeks and praised the improvements from the previous model.<\/p>\n

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\n Mr. Curtis Clinton, a data collector with Westech International, Inc., enters survey results from a Soldier with 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, during operational testing of the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, or FMTVA2, as part of operational testing at Fort Bliss, Texas to determine operational effectiveness of the system and to enable decisions by Army senior leaders.
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Castillo expressed appreciation of the user-friendly enhancements, such as improved suspension, and the Drive Display Unit \u2014 a digital vehicle monitoring system that informs the driver of vehicle faults in real time.<\/p>\n

Feedback from the Soldiers are integral to the equipment testing process. Input from Soldiers testing the equipment is collected and used to inform the U.S. Army Operational Test Command how the FMTVA2 performs.<\/p>\n

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\n Nighttime recovery operations are performed by Soldiers of A Company, 501st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Combat Brigade Team, 1st Armored Division, with Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, or FMTVA2, wreckers as part of operational testing at Fort Bliss, Texas to determine operational effectiveness of the system and to enable decisions by Army senior leaders.
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David Rogers, a civilian employee of OTC and assistant test officer for the FMTVA2 follow-on operational test, said all the data requirements are captured, and testing criteria are met to ensure that they can coordinate with their sister unit, the U.S. Army Evaluation Center, to produce an evaluation report to inform Army senior leaders of the FMTVA2\u2019s suitability and reliability.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mission is to collect the data,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cWe provide the data to the evaluators so they can inform decision makers within the Army.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rogers explained the evaluator\u2019s role as vital to ensuring the test exercise conducted over the course of the follow-on operational test meets data requirements and gives an overall scope of the FMTVA2\u2019s capabilities and its readiness to roll out to the Army and its Soldiers.<\/p>\n

As training wrapped up, the Soldiers testing the FMTVA2 are confident in the vehicle\u2019s performance and their ability to operate them.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a lot easier for our unit to use, and we\u2019re already comfortable using it. It will make it easier for all of us across the board,\u201d said Castillo.<\/p>\n

Three Fort Bliss 1st\u00a0Armored Division units took part in the operational test: Companies A and B, 501st\u00a0Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Combat Brigade Team; the 16th\u00a0Brigade Engineer Battalion; with the 528th\u00a0Hospital Center, 1st\u00a0Medical Brigade also joining in.<\/p>\n

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About the U.S. Army Operational test Command:<\/p>\n

OTC is subordinate to the Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and is the Army\u2019s only independent operational tester. Testing and assessing Army, Joint, and Multi-service warfighting systems in realistic operational environments, OTC uses typical Soldiers to determine whether the systems are effective, suitable, and survivable.\u00a0OTC is required by public law to test major systems before they are fielded to its ultimate customer \u2014 the American Soldier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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