She bore the brunt of providing air cover in the Solomons until 24 October, when she joined "Enterprise" northwest of the New Hebrides and steamed to intercept a Japanese carrier/battleship force bearing down on Guadalcanal.
She bore the brunt of providing air cover in the Solomons until 24 October, when she was joined by the the repaired USS "Enterprise" just northwest of the New Hebrides Islands. These two carriers and their escorts then steamed out to intercept a Japanese carrier/battleship force closing in on Guadalcanal.