WEST FORT HOOD, Texas – The U.S. Army Operational Test Command will hold its command sergeant major change of responsibility ceremony here Friday at 1 p.m.
Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Schmidt will arrive after serving as the Fort Riley, Kansas, garrison command sergeant major, and will take over duties as standard bearer of OTC from Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth M. Graham.
Schmidt’s most recent assignment encompassed senior enlisted duties concerning five brigades, four separate battalions and over 23 tenant units at Fort Riley.
Graham has been with OTC since April 24, 2014, and will move on to become the senior enlisted adviser at the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, which integrates, coordinates, deploys and provides trained and ready CBRNE forces.
Brig. Gen. Kenneth L. Kamper, OTC commanding general, will preside over the ceremony.
OTC is subordinate to the Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and is the Army's 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. OTC is required by public law to test major systems before they are fielded to its ultimate customer — the American Soldier.
Media representatives interested in covering the event should contact Michael Novogradac, OTC’s public affairs officer, at 254-288-9110, or email michael.m.novogradac.civ@mail.mil no later than 2 p.m. Thursday.
Media should arrive at the West Fort Hood gate at Clarke Road and Highway 190 Friday at 12:15 p.m. to be escorted to the event.
For more information contact:
U.S. Army Operational Test Command
(254) 288-9110
(678) 767-7849
michael.m.novogradac.civ@mail.mil
| Date Taken: | 02.24.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 02.24.2016 15:22 |
| Story ID: | 189965 |
| Location: | FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US |
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