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NSWC Crane Labor and Employee Relations Branch Facilitates Telework
July 13, 2020

NSWC Crane employee creates software automation tool that improves efficiency by more than 90 percent
July 8, 2020
A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee has created a software tool that implements required security checks automatically, increasing efficiency by more than 90 percent and saving around $600-thousand a year. The team currently working on this tool has expanded its capability to support warfare centers across the country. Isaac Phillips, a Linux Administrator at NSWC Crane, started the process to make this tool three years ago.

Capt. McKay named new Commanding Officer of NSWC Crane
July 1, 2020
Captain Duncan McKay became the Commanding Officer (CO) of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) in a ceremony at NSWC Crane on July 1, 2020. Left to right:  Ms. Tricia Herndon, NSWC Crane Technical Director (Acting); CAPT Duncan McKay, NSWC Crane Commanding Officer; Dr. Brett Seidle, Executive Director, NAVSEA Warfare Centers; and CAPT Mark Oesterreich, Former NSWC Crane Commanding Officer.

NSWC Crane to hold Change of Command Ceremony
June 30, 2020
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) held a formal Change of Command Ceremony on Wednesday, July 1. Capt. Duncan McKay relieved Capt. Mark Oesterreich after three years as NSWC Crane’s 29th Commanding Officer. Capt. Oesterreich will retire from the U.S. Navy after 29 years of service.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: NSWC Crane employees provide rapid response to ensure special operators worldwide received personal protective gear during pandemic
June 29, 2020
NSWC Crane employees in the Mobile Technology and Repair Complex (MTRC) program used their unique skillset to provide Special Operations Forces (SOF) personal protective gear (PPG) during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

When the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the world, demand was high for PPG. MTRC personnel made thousands of masks made for civilians at Crane and Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) as well as to military members and the SOF community in Afghanistan, Africa, and Europe. Along with these masks, MTRC personnel also created other protective and COVID-19 specific gear including test tube holders, face shields, desk shields, door openers, and isolation chambers for helicopters.

NSWC Crane and NIWC Atlantic seek latest technology for ANTX 2021 military demonstration
June 22, 2020
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic are seeking the latest technology from industry, academia, and government for the Naval Integration in Contested Environments (NICE) Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) 2021.

NSWC Crane’s internal university stays open for business while employees work from home
June 16, 2020
CRANE, Ind. - The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) Crane Division University (CDU) Team was nationally recognized for its innovative approach to workforce development. The CDU Team was selected from across Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Center Divisions for the 2018 Phil Heiler Award.

NSWC Crane employees provide critical Maritime Electronic Warfare expertise throughout months of public health restrictions
June 10, 2020

NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge and Indiana Innovation Institute bolster regional growth with series of virtual events
June 2, 2020

NSWC Crane engineer leverages more than 10 years of modeling and simulation expertise to save lives
May 28, 2020