Ka dib markii ay ku soo laabatay shaqada caadiga ah ee xeebta galbeed bishii Janaayo 1959, ciidamada badda ee Mareykanka waxay go'aansadeen inay u adeegsadaan markabka xamuulka kaliya dagaalka maraakiibta quusta. Bishii Juun 30, 1959, waxay noqotay markab diyaaradeed oo ka hortagga maraakiibta maraakiibta maraakiibta (CVS-20). Diyaaradda nooceedu yahay Carrier-Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) ayaa loo qoondeeyay "Bennington" ilaa inta laga saarayo. Intii lagu guda jiray safarkeedii afaraad ee Bariga Fog, oo la qabtay intii u dhaxeysay Oktoobar 1960 iyo May 1961, qalalaasaha Laotian
uu qarxay. Mar labaad, waxay kasbatay Bilada Ciidamada Qalabka Sida ee Ciidamada Qalabka Sida. Xilliga ugu dambeeya ee xilligaas waxaa lagu gartaa dib ugu noqoshada waajibaadka caadiga ah, tababarka iyo dekedaha.