Community Connections
The “before view” of the Special Olympics Texas, Heart of Texas — Area 12 “Killeen-Cove-Hood Phantoms” headquarters building along Conder Street in Killeen, Texas, needing a new coat of paint. Twenty-one Soldier and Army Civilian Volunteers of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command created a “Make a Difference Day” Apr. 9 to give back to the Killeen community.
Mission complete, the Special Olympics Texas, Heart of Texas — Area 12 “Killeen-Cove-Hood Phantoms” headquarters building along Conder Street in Killeen, Texas, stands with a new coat of paint, courtesy of 21 Soldier and Army Civilian Volunteers of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command. OTC created its “Make a Difference Day” Apr. 9 to give back to the Killeen, Texas community.
U.S. Army Operational Test Command Soldier and Army Civilian Volunteers stand exhausted but happy after giving back to the community during their “Make a Difference Day” Apr. 9. OTC’s Volunteers painted the Special Olympics Texas, Heart of Texas — Area 12 “Killeen-Cove-Hood Phantoms” headquarters building along Conder Street in Killeen, Texas.
Bill Dano, a Civilian student intern with Operational Test Command’s Test Technology Directorate, rolls paint onto the Special Olympics Texas, Heart of Texas — Area 12 “Killeen-Cove-Hood Phantoms” headquarters building along Conder Street in Killeen, Texas. Twenty-one Soldier and Army Civilian Volunteers created OTC’s “Make a Difference Day” Apr. 9 to give back to the Killeen, Texas community.
Community Partnership
- Chamber treats Operational Test Command to dinner
- OTC supports community partner at Florence festival
- OTC, Florence becomes partners
- Florence-OTC proclamation
School Partnership and Mentoring
- Students learn about test command jobs
- ITED officers mentor Fort Bliss youth
- OTC leaders tell kids to ‘accept responsibility’
- OTC, Rancier Middle School enjoy new partnership
Making a Difference
- OTC Volunteers give back to Special Olympics Texas, use paint
- OTC ‘makes a difference’ for Backpack Buddies program in Killeen
- OTC makes a difference in the lives of local children
- Area volunteers reach out to local children, schools
Supporting the Arts
- OTC CG serves as celebrity guest in ‘The Nutcracker’
- OTC colonel debuts as Mother Ginger
- OTC’s Crawford a hit at Austin ballet
Central Texas Women in Business Expo
FIRST/STEM Programs
OEC supports science and engineering mentorship programs FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
- Shoemaker HS battles for national robotics honors
- Engineers provide technology for Shoemaker robotics team
Civic Leaders’ Day
OEC invites area business and political leaders to demonstrate to them the latest innovations being tested for the Warfighter.
- OTC demonstrations impress, educate community members
- Civic leaders get close-up look at war hardware
- Fort Hood unit demonstrates new equipment
- OTC promotes new equipment for soldiers in combat
Student Programs
OEC supports programs that enable college students to gain hands-on experience at OEC while earning their degrees.