 In July 2012, she seized 341 bales of marijuana weighing with a street value in excess of 6.7 million.In 2012, USCGC "Aspen" recovered two (NOAA) specialized ocean wave glider buoys worth 750,000 and serviced 7 other NOAA buoys.She also serviced 44 navigational buoys and helped Coast Guard Station Golden Gate with 25 hours of small boat response time.