Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokudzokera kwake kubasa renguva dzose kumhenderekedzo yokumadokero muna January 1959, U.S. Navy yakasarudza kushandisa mutakuri wacho bedzi nokuda kwehondo yokurwisa ngarava dzepasi pegungwa. Pana 30 June 1959, akava anti-submarine hondo rutsigiro ndege anotakura (CVS-20). Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) yakapiwa ku"Bennington" kusvikira iye achibviswa. Mukati merwendo rwake rwechina rwebasa muFar East, rwakaitwa pakati paOctober 1960 naMay 1961,
Dambudziko reLaos rakaparuka. Zvakare, akawana menduru yeArmed Forces Expeditionary. Kuendeswa kwokupedzisira kwenguva iyoyo kwakaratidzirwa nokudzokera kubasa rakajairika, kurovedza uye kushanyira zviteshi.