Coast Guard Cmdr. Amanda Sardone, outgoing commanding officer assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Ventura, delivers remarks to an audience during a change of command ceremony at the Air Station in Ventura, California, Aug. 14, 2026. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Jeffrey Novak, commander of Coast Guard Southwest District, presided over the ceremony and highlighted the air station's number of search and rescue operations, flight hours and lives saved under Sardone's command. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga)