Crane Army

CAAA Receives Excellence in Explosives Safety Award

The offices of the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff of the Army announced Crane Army Ammunition Activity received the Excellence in Explosives Safety Award for the fiscal year 2012. The award reflects the dedication toward safety while working with explosive material and devices by all of the CAAA employees.

"I am extremely proud of the CAAA workforce on earning this Department of the Army level safety award. Handling ammunition and explosive material is an inherently dangerous business, so our employees understand how critical safety is in everything we do," CAAA Commander Col. Linwood Clark said.

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CAAA Visits Elementary Science
Lab Financed by STEM Program

CAAA Receives Award for Burster Work

Representatives of Crane Army Ammunition Activity visited Childs Elementary School, Bloomington, Ind., April 18 in order to see its science lab that was possible through the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program. The lab is used for all elementary students at Childs and is also open to the other elementary schools in the Monroe County Community School Corporation. It was financed through CAAA's STEM program that is funded by the National Defense Education Program.

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CAAA Assists Navy with
Smart Bomb Upgrades

CAAA Assists Navy with Smart Bomb Upgrades

Crane Army Ammunition Activity assisted Naval Air Weapon Systems Command with the installation of software upgrades on more than 6,500 EC86 smart bomb guidance and control sections this year. The upgrade, which took place from Jan. 7 to Feb. 21, will keep the munitions stored at CAAA up-to-date on its guidance system software. A crew of Sailors and civilians worked with CAAA Depot Operations personnel to have the bombs brought to a central location on base where they could perform the upgrade.

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Gov. Pence Visits Crane
Army Ammunition Activity

CAAA Employee Crane Army honors former POWs and MIAs at Joint Ceremony

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence visited Crane Army Ammunition Activity March 21 as part of his efforts to understand the ammunition activity better and how the base impacts the region. Pence has been to NSA Crane previously but not as governor nor to CAAA. He received a briefing illustrating the core missions and capabilities of the Activity. He also had a chance to talk with some CAAA employees and view some of the products produced here.

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OSHA VPP

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Click Here to read more about CAAA's Voluntary Protection Program recognition from OSHA and Click Here for a copy of the official letter.

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We are and will remain the best producer and supplier of conventional munitions to the fighting ground, sea and air forces.

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To receive, store, ship, produce, renovate and demilitarize conventional ammunition, missiles and related components to meet contingency requirements in support of the warfighter.

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