Buuxi weedha soo socota: 19kii Agoosto 1944, burburiyaha ayaa ka tagay New Guinea wuxuuna ku biiray Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38). Waxay kormeer ku samaysay diyaaradaha xamuulka qaada,, iyo, xilli ay duqeymo ka geysteen Bonins, Ulithi, Yap, Palau, Okinawa, Taiwan, iyo xilli ay taageero cirka ah u fidiyeen
Soo degista Filibiin 20ka Oktoobar. Markii Japan ay weerar saddex geesood ah ku qaadeen ciidamada Mareykanka ee Leyte, kooxda "Swanson" waxay markii hore ka caawiyeen inay dib ugu soo celiyaan ciidamada dhexe ee Japan ee ku sugan San Bernardino Strait maalintii 24-kii Oktoobar, iyagoo daad gureeyay markabka dagaalka; ka dibna waxay u ordeen dhanka waqooyi si ay u qabtaan ciidamada Japan ee maraakiibta xambaara ee Cape Engaño, Luzon. Markii warku soo gaadhay in ciidanka dhexe ee Japan ay mar kale beddeleen koorsada oo ay ku hanjabeen madaxa xeebta Leyte, qayb ka mid ah TF 38 ayaa mar kale u jeestay koonfurta. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, Swanson waxey ku sii jirtay waqooyiga waxayna gacan ka geysatay dhamaystirka burburinta maraakiibta Japan.