Story by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 09.09.2025
Next generation equipment first tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is a step closer to fielding. Personnel from YPG supported a Launched Effects Short-Range Special User Demonstration at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in August....
Story by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 09.04.2025
The status U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) has as the Department of Defense’s premier test and evaluation facility is greatly aided by its geographic isolation. Possessing over 1,300 square miles of range space, the proving ground can safely test virtually every piece of equipment used by Soldiers, even inherently dangerous experimental items like very long-range artillery....
Story by Kyle Hetrick | U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground | 08.18.2025
Back-to-school season isn’t just about new notebooks and sharpened pencils. At Dugway Proving Ground, the return to school is a moment when an entire community shifts gears. What makes Dugway unique is not just the desert setting or the small, tight-knit school system — it’s the way the community comes together to support one another. This year, Army Community Service partnered with......
Story by Ana Henderson | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 05.28.2025
Airborne Test Force Soldier Staff Sgt. Angel Viveros earned the title of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation (ATEC) Noncommissioned Officer of The Year on April 30, after a grueling three-day competition....
Story by Ana Henderson | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 02.18.2025
A group of teenagers ranging from recent graduates to current high school seniors visited U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground to learn about the opportunities the U.S. Army offers. Some are already committed, others are close. On Jan. 29, they all had the opportunity to learn how the Soldiers with the Airborne Test Force (ATF) at Yuma Test Center support the Army....
Story by Ana Henderson | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 02.06.2025
Yuma Test Center (YTC)’s Combat and Automotive Systems Division test engineers have seen combat vehicles like the JLTV, AMPV, Bradley, Paladin, Abrams and many more come through for testing. The combat vehicles are put in extreme conditions, driven thousands of miles, driven up and down extreme-grade hills and more....
Story by Ana Henderson | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 10.01.2024
The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), Yuma Proving Ground’s (YPG) higher headquarters celebrated its 25th Anniversary of serving our Army and nation....
Story by Erika Christ | U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise | 10.27.2023
Last fall at the Association of the United States Army’s annual conference, PEO EIS Program Executive Officer Ross Guckert said one of the key pillars in his acquisition organization’s Agile journey was the transformation of how software testing is conducted. Now, one year later, some of those changes are being introduced at the program level as PEO EIS collaborates with the U.S. Army Test......
