completing a circumnavigation of North America, in July 2018. Kukui replaced Maple at Sitka on a permanent basis. Maple was the fourth Juniper-class cutter to receive her mid-life overhaul under of the Coast Guard's In-Service Vessel Sustainment program. The goal of the work was to extend the ship's life for another 15 years. During her upgrade much of her deck equipment, machinery control, propeller, and HVAC systems were overhauled. Corroded steel was replaced. Maple left the Coast Guard Yard on November 7, 2018. She arrived at her new homeport, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina in November 2018. She replaced USCGC Elm at this station. Her primary mission is maintaining over 200 aids to navigation along the Atlantic Coast from Shark River, New Jersey to the North Carolina-South Carolina border. In 2019 Maple assisted NASA in testing the Crew Module Uprighting System of the Orion spacecraft, which is planned to land on water. Maple has earned four Coast Guard E ribbons and the Special Operations Service Ribbon during her career. References Ships of the United States Coast Guard USCGC Maple (WLB-207) Juniper-class seagoing buoy tenders 2001 ships Ships built by Marinette Marine