Dan Cirucci: Guadagno Visits Coast Guard Training Center

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Guadagno Visits Coast Guard Training Center

Continuing the work of the New Jersey Military Installation Growth and Development Task Force, New Jersey's Acting Governor, Kim Guadagno today toured the United States Coast Guard Training Center (TRACEN) in Cape May. Chaired by Acting Governor Guadagno, the Task Force was created through Executive Orders Nos. 134 and 154 and is charged with forging an effective blueprint for securing the long-term growth and viability of New Jersey’s military bases and U.S. Coast Guard installations.

“The Coast Guard Training Center at Cape May, in addition to ensuring the high quality of the Coast Guard’s workforce, is a source of economic growth for the region and pride for our residents,” said Acting Governor Guadagno. “New Jersey’s military installations continue their legacy of superior service in maintaining national security and a high quality of life throughout our state. The Task Force is here today to show our dedication to keeping these installations, and the communities they call home, sustainable and integral parts of New Jersey.”

TRACEN Cape May is the fifth largest base in the Coast Guard and the sole accession point for the entire enlisted workforce. TRACEN provides logistical support to tenant commands that perform a number of operational and support missions for the Coast Guard including Search and Rescue; Military Readiness; Port & Environmental Safety; Commercial Vessel Safety; Enforcement of Laws and Treaties; Marine Environmental Response; Military Readiness; Recreational Boating Safety; and Waterways Management.

TRACEN also houses the Company Commander School and Recruiter School and is the home port for cutters that support a variety of Coast Guard activities, including Homeland Security missions.

Analysis by Rutgers University has detailed the incredible direct and indirect impact New Jersey’s military bases have supporting the state’s overall economic vitality. Taken together, New Jersey’s military installations generate employment for more than 73,000 people and support $9.6 billion in total economic activity.

"Throughout New Jersey's history, its military bases have served with distinction – at home and abroad. These bases safeguard our nation and provided thousands of employment opportunities to individuals and businesses who are proud to call the Garden State their home," said Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. "The Task Force will increase public awareness of military bases, installations and armories throughout the State and their respective missions to ensure long-term growth and viability of our military bases and Coast Guard installations."

The coming weeks will see the Task Force continue its tour of military institutions and businesses impacted by New Jersey’s military installations. These visits will continue to emphasize the important role each installation plays in the state’s overall economy and future workforce and spread the word of the Task Force’s ongoing work. These critical responsibilities include: organizing a broad-based coalition supportive of the state’s military bases, assisting in the economic fortification of New Jersey’s military installations, and ensuring alignment of base missions with larger Department of Defense priorities. Previous visits by the Task Force include Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle.

To complement the Task Force’s efforts, the Christie Administration’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget includes a $200,000 appropriation to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to further efforts to safeguard New Jersey’s military installations from any future rounds of federal base realignment and closure designations.

Acting Governor Guadagno was joined by, among others, Task Force members Brig. Gen. Cunniff, Michele Brown, CEO of the Economic Development Authority, and Paul Boudreau, President of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, in addition to Senator Jeff Van Drew (D-Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland), Assemblymembers Bob Andrzejczak (D-Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland) and Samuel Fiocchi (R-Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland) and Cape May Mayor Edward Mahaney.

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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