Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ranar 6 ga Oktoba, mai rushewa ya tashi daga Ulithi tare da TG 38.2 don wata-wata na shafewa da farko na Philippines, amma ya fara da hare-hare a Okinawa, a ranar 10, da kuma Formosa, daga 12 zuwa 14. Ta goyi bayan saukowa a Leyte Gulf
a ranar 20 ga watan Oktoba kuma ya duba masu sufuri a lokacin da suka kai hari a kudancin Luzon da Visayans a ranar 21 da 22d. A ranar 25 da 26 ga Oktoba, ta shiga mafi yawan abubuwa na 3rd Fleet a cikin ganawa da kuma kayar da sojojin Arewacin Japan a lokacin Cape Engaño na yakin Leyte Gulf. A ranar 29, Task Force 38 (TF 38) ya ci gaba da kai hare-haren sama a Philippines. Wadannan hare-haren sun ci gaba har zuwa Kirsimeti ne kawai ta hanyar sau biyu na tanadi da kuma kiyayewa a Ulithi, daga 9 zuwa 13 ga Nuwamba da kuma daga 25 ga Nuwamba zuwa 9 ga Disamba. Ma'aikatan "Stockham" sun shafe ranar Kirsimeti da kwanaki takwas da suka biyo baya a Ulithi suna shirya don wani jirgin ruwa tare da masu saurin sauri.