Crew members assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) prepare to offload seasonal buoys as part of Operation Fall Retrieve in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dec. 2, 2025. Each year, seasonal buoys are replaced during the fall and spring seasons to prepare for winter and summer, ensuring the waterways have the correct aids to navigation year round. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mary Wysong)