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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Home A Soldier from the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion “Bullstrike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” operates the remote control unit for the company defense as part of the Spider Increment 1A networked munition system operational test at Fort Campbell, KY. The U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC), based at West Fort Hood, Texas is conducting the Spider Increment 1A Initial Operational Test (IOT) to collect data to inform senior Army leaders on how effective, suitable, and reliable this Spider increment will be during real-world operations. (Mr. Tad Browning, U.S. Army Operational Test Command) A Soldier from the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion “Bullstrike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” operates the remote control unit for the company defense as part of the Spider Increment 1A networked munition system operational test at Fort Campbell, KY. The U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC), based at West Fort Hood, Texas is conducting the Spider Increment 1A Initial Operational Test (IOT) to collect data to inform senior Army leaders on how effective, suitable, and reliable this Spider increment will be during real-world operations. (Mr. Tad Browning, U.S. Army Operational Test Command)

A Soldier from the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion “Bullstrike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” operates the remote control unit for the company defense as part of the Spider Increment 1A networked munition system operational test at Fort Campbell, KY. The U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC), based at West Fort Hood, Texas is conducting the Spider Increment 1A Initial Operational Test (IOT) to collect data to inform senior Army leaders on how effective, suitable, and reliable this Spider increment will be during real-world operations. (Mr. Tad Browning, U.S. Army Operational Test Command)

A Soldier from the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion “Bullstrike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” operates the remote control unit for the company defense as part of the Spider Increment 1A networked munition system operational test at Fort Campbell, KY. The U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC), based at West Fort Hood, Texas is conducting the Spider Increment 1A Initial Operational Test (IOT) to collect data to inform senior Army leaders on how effective, suitable, and reliable this Spider increment will be during real-world operations. (Mr. Tad Browning, U.S. Army Operational Test Command)

A Soldier from the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion “Bullstrike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” operates the remote control unit for the company defense as part of the Spider Increment 1A networked munition system operational test at Fort Campbell, KY. The U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC), based at West Fort Hood, Texas is conducting the Spider Increment 1A Initial Operational Test (IOT) to collect data to inform senior Army leaders on how effective, suitable, and reliable this Spider increment will be during real-world operations. (Mr. Tad Browning, U.S. Army Operational Test Command)

Test participant Soldiers from the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion “Bullstrike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” participate in Operator New Equipment Training for the Spider Increment 1A networked munition system. Operator New Equipment Training prepares Soldiers to use the Spider Increment 1A in support of the Initial Operational Test (IOT).