 It continued to attack Japanese airfields, installations, and shipping in the Solomon Islands, until late in March 1943.The group returned to Hawaii where it was again assigned to Seventh Air Force and trained with B-24 Liberators.Combat operations resumed in November 1943 with the participation in the Allied offensive through the Gilberts, Marshalls, and Marianas, while operating from Funafuti, Tarawa, and Kwajalein.