[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10816-10817]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           CHANGE OF COMMAND

  (Mr. BUCSHON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of a time-honored 
U.S. Navy tradition: the change of command at NSWC Crane, a vital 
military command in my district in southern Indiana, located on the 
Navy's third largest base in the world.
  Today, as we welcome our new commanding officer, Captain Mark 
Oesterreich, and family, to southwest

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Indiana, we say good-bye to Captain J.T. Elder, who has steered this 
premier center of excellence for the past 3 years.
  Captain Elder empowered his team to manage NSWC Crane by focusing on 
people, connecting with its workforce, and being a champion for 
leadership development.
  As a community leader, he realized that fostering relationships with 
neighboring cities, towns, and counties was essential to attracting and 
retaining Crane's outstanding workforce, and nurturing its workforce 
for the years ahead.
  As Hoosiers everywhere join in salute, we are deeply indebted to 
Captain Elder for his remarkable 28-year contribution to our Nation's 
defense. I wish Captain Elder and Cynthia fair winds and following seas 
in the next chapter of their lives.

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