 And while on a similar mission on 22 to 30 March, she refueled carriers of a task force as they sailed to launch destructive air strikes on 30 March to 1 April against the enemy-held Palau, Yap, and Woleai Islands in the Western Carolines.Loaded with fuel oil and gasoline, she next refueled escort ships engaged in the Saipan landings.On 14 July she returned to San Diego for a short upkeep.