 After a brief stop at Eniwetok, "Ticonderoga" arrived at Ulithi in the Western Caroline Islands on 29 October.There she embarked Rear Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Commander, Carrier Division 6, and joined Task Force 38 (TF 38) as a unit of Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman's Task Group 38.3 (TG 38.3).The carrier sortied from Ulithi with TF 38 on 2 November 1944.