Chief Petty Officer Joe Toomey helps a civilian fasten a life jacket before a group of civilians go underway on a Coast Guard 29-foot response boat-small in the Port of Los Angeles during the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift event at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles / Long Beach on Saturday, May 17, 2025. ESGR organized the event with the Coast Guard to demonstrate the value reservists provide to the country and the skills they bring to their civilian jobs. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer First Class J.J. Huggins.