NEWPORT, Rhode Island--The Coast Guard Cutter JUNIPER (WLB 201) is the lead ship of the 225' sea-going buoytenders. JUNIPER is currently stationed in Newport, RI, with two other buoytenders--the 225' USCGC WILLOW (WLB 202), and the 175' USCGC IDA LEWIS (WLM 551). The main operational area of the JUNIPER is the New England Coast, from Cape Cod, Mass. to Sandy Hook, New Jersey. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO