Captain Halsey continued his destroyer duty on his next two-year stint at sea, starting in 1930 as Commander Destroyer Division Three of the Scouting Force, before returning to study at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
Kommandør Halsey fortsatte sin destroyer karriere de næste to år han var på havet fra 1930 som chef for Destroyer Division Three i spejderstyrken, inden han vendte tilbage for at studere på flådekrigsskolen i Newport, Rhode Island.