He then became the commander of Carrier Division Five.

Radford was given command of Carrier Division 11 in July, 1943.

The same day, she again got underway; this time with Carrier Division 27.

During that deployment, she served as flagship for Carrier Division 19.

During this time, she took command of Carrier Division One.

From 20 February 1946, she was flagship for Carrier Division 1.

At various intervals she served as flagship of Carrier Divisions 17 and 15.

From 1948 to 1949, Robbins was the commander of Carrier Division 17.

The group traces its history to the creation of Carrier Division 2 on 1 April 1931.

In the Pacific, the carriers often operated together as Carrier Division 22.