 The carrier reached Yokosuka, Japan, on 30 October and remained there until 5 November when she headed south for an overnight stop at U.S.Naval Base Subic Bay, Subic Bay in the Philippines on 10–11 November.On 13 November, "Ticonderoga" arrived in the Gulf of Tonkin and began the first of three combat tours during her 1966–1967 deployment.