How do I explain a layoff in interviews? after 18 years as a welding apprentice

My whole team was cut and I want to say it calmly. I also do not want to seem like a risk. Do they ask follow-ups?

Say it plainly and move on to what you can do. Interviewers usually move on if you do.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.