 After seeing the tows safely to Mindoro, she next sailed via Leyte to New Guinea, where she arrived at Hollandia on 28 December.The ship joined a convoy for newly assaulted Lingayen Gulf on 8 January 1945; but, after striking a reef in the Philippines on 16 January, she returned to Leyte Gulf for repairs.Following further work on her propellers at Manus, "Jobb" returned to the Philippines in February to escort convoys carrying troops and supplies.