Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - An kammala musayar a tsakiyar Janairu, 1973, kuma "Proteus" ya ci gaba da ayyukanta. A cikin 1974 ma'aikata daga Gidan Gyaran Jirgin Ruwa a Gidan Sojan Ruwa na Guam sun cire ragowar hasumiyar bindiga mai inci 5 da kuma albarkatun da ba su da mahimmanci ga aikinta na farko - suna barin kawai 20mm guda huɗu a matsayin manyan makaman kare kanta. Lokacin da Saigon ya fadi
A 1975, kimanin 'yan Vietnam 100,000 sun tsere daga kasarsu kuma Amurka ta aiwatar da su a Guam. A cikin wani babban aiki da ake kira Operation New Life, kowane mutum da zai iya tsira ya taimaka wajen ba da kayayyaki don kula da 'yan gudun hijirar. A matsayin wani ɓangare na wannan ƙoƙari sama da jami'ai 1,000 da maza daga "Proteus" sun yi aiki tare da ma'aikatan gine-ginen Seabee don gina garin alfarwar 'yan gudun hijirar a Orote Field a kan Gidan Sojan Ruwa na Guam, yana barin kawai ma'aikatan kwarangwal da aka zaɓa da hannu na mutane a cikin jirgi don ganin lafiyarta da tsaro; kazalika da magance gaggawa daga jiragen ruwa da ke ciki. Amma a wannan makon, "Proteus" ya fita daga kasuwanci kamar yadda ya saba - wanda Sakataren Sojan Ruwa ya ba "Proteus" lambar yabo ta biyu a shekarar 1975; kuma an ba ta (tare da sauran Rukunin Sojojin Ruwa) lambar yabo ta farko ta Navy Humanitarian Service Medal (wanda aka kafa ta Dokar Dokar Janairu 1977 don ayyukan da suka fara 1 Afrilu 1975).