wˌaɪl ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ ɪn mənˈuːvɚz dɪzˈaɪnd tə dɪtˈɛkt ænd dᵻstɹˈɔɪ nˈuːklɪɹ sˈʌbmɚɹˌiːnz, dʒˈɑːn wˈɪlɪs pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd sˈɜːtʃ ænd ɹˈɛskjuː ɐsˈɪstəns twˈɛnti θɹˈiː sɛptˈɛmbɚ fɚɹə mˈæts plˈeɪn, wˌɪtʃ wʌz lˈɔst ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ ɐtlˈæntɪk ˌɔn ɐ flˈaɪt fɹʌm dˈoʊvɚ, dˈɛlɐwˌɛɹ, tə ðɪ ˈæzoːɹz.
While engaging in maneuvers designed to detect and destroy nuclear submarines, John Willis provided search and rescue assistance 23 September for a MATS plane, which was lost in the North Atlantic on a flight from Dover, Delaware, to the Azores.