 During the two-week rest and replenishment period she enjoyed at Leyte, "Ticonderoga" changed task organizations from TG 38.4 to Rear Admiral Gerald F. Bogan's TG 38.3.On 1 July, under the flag of Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague, she departed Leyte with TF 38 and headed north to resume raids on Japan.Two days later, a damaged reduction gear forced her into Apra Harbor, Guam, for repairs.