After repairing the hull damage received in the Aleutians, Bauer conducted normal training exercises out of San Diego for the next 11 months.
In fleet training exercises the carriers began to operate together in front of or with the main battle line.
For the next seven years, Barton alternated between training exercises out of Norfolk and assignments with the 6th Fleet.
"But our department may do some training exercises with regard to burns in the spring."
Hazelwood engaged in patrols off Leyte Gulf and gunnery and training exercises out of Ulithi during December.
"I understand Special Forces is going to conduct some training exercises overseas," Felter said.
She engaged in training exercises out of Hawaii before returning Charleston, South Carolina on 16 October.
Throughout the summer, she alternated between ASW duties in the western Pacific and training exercises out of Hawaii.
Gradually, though, the reorganisation I'd insisted on began to work and the training exercises we put the troopers through were beginning to make them think like soldiers again.
She conducted amphibious training exercises out of that port into August, preparing for the assault on the Japanese home islands.