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Dec 01

CRDG Connect to Mission: Dec. 1, 2026

Join us on Tuesday, Dec 1 @8:30 AM EST for our C2M event!

This C2M event will feature the State of the Installation Address from CDR Martinez, Crane Army Ammunition Activity, the NSWC Corporate Operations Department, and Team Crane Infrastructure. Attendees will also hear short presentations from various CRDG 5-star members.

In the afternoon, sign up for up to 13 short networking session blocks with various Team Crane participants and Crane partners (see link on this registration page).

WestGate Academy
13598 W Gate Dr, Odon, IN 47562
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Tuesday, December 1, 2026
08:30am - 03:30pm ET

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$100.00

PROMO CODES FOR REGISTRATION:

  • If you are a CRDG member, please watch your email for the 2026 promo code.
  • If you forget the promo code at any time, you can email us at connect@craneregionaldefensegroup.org.

Sign Up for Our Networking Sessions!

From 1:00 PM EST - 3:30 PM EST attendees will have the option to participate in multiple matchmaking sessions (Session 1 - Session 13). While you may sign up for up to 13 total session blocks, we ask that you limit yourself to one session block per table.


*NOTE: Each session will last for approximately 10 minutes but networking will rotate based on session blocks (i.e. session 1, session 2, etc) as the start/end times of the sessions may vary slightly day-of
 
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See the full agenda for our December 1 event below.


AGENDA:


8:30 AM: Event Begins

 

Welcome: Kent Parisien, Chair, CRDG

 

Team Crane Command Welcome & State of the Installation Address: CDR Luis G. Martinez, Commanding Officer, NWS Crane


Crane Army Ammunition Activity Brief: COL Aaron M. Cornett, Commanding Officer, CAAA Crane


Crane Army Ammunition Activity Panel: Courtney Byers, Deputy Commander, Moderator

  • Cassidy Dages, Chief of Staff
  • Paul Allswede, Manufacturing and Engineering Director
  • Greg Edwards, Depot Operations Division Chief
  • Heather Byrd-Grubbs, Human Resources Chief


CRDG Five Star: Regional Opportunity Iniatives

CRDG Five Star: Siemens


10:00 AM | Networking Break #1


NSWC Crane Command: Senior Chief Micheal Van Buren


NSWC Crane Corporate Operations Department


NSWC Crane Corporate Operations Department: Information Technology (IT)


NSWC Crane Corporate Operations Department: Infrastructure and Facilities


CRDG Five Star: HII

CRDG Five Star: McGowan Insurance Group


Team Crane Infrastructure


CRDG Five Star: Smithville

CRDG Five Star: SAIC


11:45AM - 12:40AM Networking Break #2 & Lunch


Wrap-up: Kent Parisien, CRDG President


Transition to Networking Sessions: Janna Foxx, CRDG Program Manager


1:00PM: One-on-one Networking Event: 13 networking sessions (approx. 10-minutes each; will rotate based on session block #, not based on time)

*Sign up for networking slots with the link listed above this agenda.


3:30PM: Event Conclusion & Transition to First Tuesday Event 



Following Connect to Mission, all are invited to attend Purdue@WestGate’s First Tuesday networking program. The event will begin at 4:00 PM. More information to come soon.    
 

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