sentences:  From 20 August to 28 October 1953, "Waxwing" underwent an overhaul at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard followed by refresher training, type training, and independent ship exercises until 10 February 1954.The ship celebrated Washington's Birthday at San Francisco, California, then spent the remainder of February and half of March engaged in "Pactraex 54R", a full-scale invasion exercise conducted in the Santa Cruz Channel and the coastal area from Santa Cruz to Long Beach, California, which utilized nearly all types of ships and aircraft.The ship then prepared for Far East deployment.