U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command | |
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Active | 1 Oct 1999 – present |
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Garrison/HQ | Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland |
Motto(s) | Truth in Testing |
Website | www |
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Current commander | Major General Patrick L. Gaydon |
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Beret flashes worn by the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (left) and Airborne Test Force (right) | ![]() ![]() |
The 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.[1]
ATEC is located throughout the continental United States and Hawaii. Command headquarters is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.[2]