U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Devin Perez and Petty Officer 3rd Class Drew Burkes, a boatswain’s mate, assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30), prepare heaving lines to unmoor the cutter from Cheboygan, Michigan, Nov. 29, 2025. The Mackinaw is an icebreaking buoy tender and each year, the crew of the Mackinaw conducts Operation Fall retrieve, an annual operation that ensures the proper aids to navigation are in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mary Wysong)