 After overhaul at Boston until April 1949, "George K. MacKenzie" continued peacetime training on the eastern seaboard, and made a "Med" cruise from January to May 1950.When the uneasy truce in the Far East was shattered by the North Korean aggression, "MacKenzie" was transferred to the Pacific.She arrived Pearl Harbor on 1 July 1950 to prepare for wartime service.