▁exer cis es . ▁During ▁her ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁cru ise . ▁Le ader ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁war ship ▁ever ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁Camb od ian ▁capital ▁of ▁Ph nom ▁Pen h ▁when ▁she ▁completed ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 - mile ▁trans it ▁up ▁the ▁M ek ong ▁River ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁L t . ▁Commander ▁Frank ▁K au z lar ich . ▁On ▁this ▁same ▁cru ise ▁she ▁directed ▁South ▁Vietnam ese ▁units ▁in ▁mines we ep ▁training ▁operations . ▁During ▁her ▁tour ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 7 th ▁Fle et ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Le ader ▁again ▁operated ▁off ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁this ▁time ▁under ▁more ▁serious ▁circumstances . ▁From ▁June ▁to ▁August ▁she ▁performed ▁special ▁mines we eping ▁operations ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁expanded ▁American ▁effort ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁courage ous ▁people ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁in ▁their ▁fight ▁against ▁Commun ist ▁ag gress ors . ▁Her ▁tour ▁completed , ▁Le ader ▁returned ▁to ▁Long ▁Beach ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁to ▁res ume ▁training ▁operations . ▁ ▁Market ▁Time ▁operations ▁▁▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁saw ▁an ▁extensive ▁over ha ul ▁for ▁the ▁mines we eper , ▁from ▁ 9 ▁May ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁September . ▁After ▁further ▁training ▁and ▁read ying ▁for ▁deployment , ▁Le ader ▁once ▁again ▁sa iled ▁for ▁West P ac ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁She ▁participated ▁in ▁Market ▁Time ▁operations ▁for ▁the