Numerous elected officials toured Training Center Cape

Numerous elected officials toured Training Center Cape May, N.J., and its tenant commands Jan. 11, 2014. Featured here from left to right are Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Crane, executive officer of Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous; Mayor Edward Mahaney, the City of Cape May; Capt. Todd Prestige, commanding officer of Training Center Cape May; U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, New Jersey; Congressman Frank LoBiondo, New Jersey; Cmdr. Terry Johns, commanding officer of Cutter Vigorous; and Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton, Cape May County. The senator visited the training center to get a first-hand look on the how integral the Coast Guard is to the safety, security and economic stability of New Jersey and the nation. (Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Donnie Brzuska)