following shakedown, "moctobi" was assigned to duty in the pacific with service force, united states pacific fleet. departing norfolk, virginia on 1 september 1944, she stopped at new orleans where she took in tow a section of the large floating dock uss absd-3 for the marshall islands on 8 september. she reached eniwetok via majuro on 21 november and then delivered another absd section, from pearl harbor, at eniwetok on 29 december. she departed 2 january 1945 for guam, dropping off abd‑16 there on 9 january, then moving on to the important advance base at ulithi.