Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank Lower, left, practices taking questions during a mock press conference with Cmdr. Emily McKenzie, center, and Cmdr. Kyle Higgins, right, during an Incident Command System training at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles–Long Beach, Aug. 17, 2025. The training simulated a rare Southern California landfall of a Category 4 hurricane named Karen. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class J.J. Huggins)