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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1073
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WHEREAS, The United States Army Operational Test Command's |
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Forward Operational Assessment Team VII played a vital role in |
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support of American soldiers and performed a critical service to |
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this nation from November of 2006 to April of 2007 in Iraq, |
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Afghanistan, and Kuwait; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1969 as the army's only independent |
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operational tester, the Operational Test Command assesses |
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systems and equipment in various realistic operational |
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environments to determine whether those systems are suitable and |
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effective; and |
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WHEREAS, Fort Hood is home to the command's headquarters, |
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and there are five test directorates and four forward test |
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directorates located at Fort Bliss, Texas, Fort Huachuca, |
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Arizona, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina; it |
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is a subordinate command under the Army Test and Evaluation |
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Command located in Alexandria, Virginia, which provides |
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full-spectrum testing and evaluation; and |
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WHEREAS, Forward Operational Assessment Teams have been |
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deployed since 2003 and are rotated every six months; they are |
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embedded with combat and support units to collect data, identify |
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shortfalls, resolve issues, and help soldiers understand how to |
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employ and maintain their equipment; and |
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WHEREAS, By conducting realistic, objective operational |
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tests and experiments on systems and weapons, the Army Test and |
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Evaluation Command, the Operational Test Command, and the |
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Forward Operational Assessment teams help put the best possible |
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equipment into the hands of United States soldiers as quickly as |
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possible; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby honor the Army Test and Evaluation |
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Command, the United States Army Operational Test Command, and |
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Forward Operational Assessment Team VII for their exceptional |
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service to our soldiers, the United States Army, and our great |
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nation; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Forward Operational Assessment Team VII as an expression of |
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highest regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Fraser |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 18, 2007. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |