U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command

06/01/2026

Please join us in celebrating the retirement ceremony of Mr. Shaun McKee, Lead Test and Safety Engineer with the U.S. Army Operational Evaluation Command.

We invite you to gather with us as we congratulate Shaun on a remarkable career and thank him for his outstanding service to our nation.

05/29/2026

Did you see that the Secretary of the Army visited U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range? 🇺🇸

Proud to be recognized as "one of the most important proving grounds in the world" as we test U.S. Army UAS and counter-UAS technologies at scale. ✊

05/28/2026

Established in 1942 and dedicated in 1955 to honor Major Joe Berk Michael, Dugway Proving Ground Michael Army Airfield has a rich legacy of advancing military aviation. Although its iconic 80-foot control tower is no longer standing, the airfield remains a vital part of our mission today with three active airstrips. ✈️

05/26/2026

Developed by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, the new Proof Gun System (PGS) tested at Yuma Proving Ground streamlines operations and saves valuable resources for the future of artillery modernization. By allowing gun tubes to be tested without a full weapon chassis, it drastically cuts setup time to support the U.S. Army goal of producing 100,000 155mm rounds per month. 🏜️⚙️

U.S. Army Yuma Test Center recently acquired a Proof Gun System (PGS) developed by U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, which allows a gun tube to be mounted and fired for testing without the weapon system. This supports the U.S. Army’s initiative to ramp up overall production capacity for 155mm artillery munitions. Read more at: https://dvidshub.net/r/38viip

05/25/2026

Today, we pause to honor and remember the courageous men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our Nation. We vow to remember their lives, courage, and sacrifice, and to support those they left behind. 🇺🇸

05/24/2026

Today is National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day! U.S. Army Redstone Test Center is home to the Aviation Flight Test Directorate. ✈️🔧

AFTD is made up of a specialized team of over 400 personnel, which includes civilian engineers, experimental test pilots, and aviation maintenance experts. The maintenance technician workforce at AFTD is a robust and experienced contractor team with decades of specialized aviation experience. This directorate flies approximately 4,000 flights a year - which requires a dependable and experienced team to keep us safely in the air. 🧑‍✈️ 🛫

Thank you to our maintenance workforce for maintaining our airframes and also, the specialized team who support the test and evaluation mission to support our Soldiers!

05/22/2026

Join us in congratulating Mr. Nick S. Patel for being selected as the ATEC Headquarters Mission Support Personnel Employee of the Fourth Quarter for Fiscal Year 25! 🎉

Nick has been an absolute trailblazer for our team. He spearheaded the development of "Ghostwriter," a generative AI agent that drafts detailed test plans right here at HQ ATEC. This innovative tool has revolutionized our processes, slashing the time required to create a new test plan from over 200 man-hours to under a single hour, resulting in significant cost savings of over $25,000 per plan. ⏱️💸

Alongside a junior Army Fellow, Nick managed this project from the ground up - defining user requirements, designing the system architecture, and building both the front and back-end systems. 💻

Beyond his incredible work in AI, Nick was also instrumental in rebuilding the Contractor Information Management System and successfully migrating the Organization Inspection Program Tool to the ATEC Data Mesh. 🌐

Thank you, Nick, for your dedication to modernization, efficiency, and excellence. 👏

05/20/2026

Sean Franklin, with the Technology and Investments Directorate at Yuma Proving Ground was recently selected as one of only 13 U.S. Department of War civilians to support Customs and Border Protection at their Washington, DC headquarters.

Read more about his fast-paced, rewarding experience with the DHS Volunteer Force!

Sean Franklin of YPG’s Technology and Investments Directorate was recently one of 13 Department of War civilians supporting Customs and Border Protection as part of the Department of Homeland Security Volunteer Force. Read more at: https://dvidshub.net/r/kb823l

05/19/2026

Shock. Vibration. Extreme Endurance. 💥

The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center is pushing heavy vehicles to the limit! Our Drivetrain Durability Simulator and the Heavy Vehicle Durability Simulator compress 12 months of live testing into a fraction of the time. 🤯 This helps us field combat-ready systems faster for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Department of War.

See these engineering beasts in action! 🎥

AVDT Accelerated Vehicle Durability Testing

05/16/2026