▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Task ▁Group ▁ 9 0 . 9 ▁which ▁re deploy ed ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment al ▁Com bat ▁Team ▁from ▁P us an ▁and ▁Ko je ▁Do , ▁Korea , ▁to ▁Ot aru , ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Ar riv ing ▁at ▁P us an ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April , ▁Sem in ole ▁loaded ▁vehicles , ▁drivers , ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 ▁troops ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Ot aru ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 7 th . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁continued ▁her ▁operations ▁in ▁Japanese ▁and ▁Korean ▁waters ▁well ▁after ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁tr uce ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁September , ▁she ▁fer ried ▁almost ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁North ▁Korean ▁and ▁Chinese ▁P OW ' s ▁in ▁" Operation ▁Big ▁Switch " ▁from ▁Ko je ▁Do ▁to ▁In ch on . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁September , ▁she ▁depart ed ▁Asian ▁waters ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁on ▁Columb us ▁Day ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Pacific ▁operations , ▁ 1 9 5 4 – 1 9 7 0 ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Sem in ole ▁depart ed ▁the ▁west ▁coast . ▁ ▁She ▁arrived ▁at ▁Y ok os uka ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁on ▁the ▁t enth , ▁and ▁S ase bo ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 9 th . ▁ ▁On