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
- 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’
Making a Difference
- OTC Volunteers give back to Special Olympics Texas, use paint
- OTC ‘makes a difference’ for Backpack Buddies program in Killeen
- 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
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.