 "San Jose" resumed local operations out of Oakland and NAS Alameda, California, until redeploying to the U.S. 7th Fleet on August 26, 1972.She arrived in Subic Bay on 12 September and, after nine months supporting the 7th Fleet in the Far East, departed Sasebo, Japan, on 11 June 1973 to return to the United States.She arrived at San Francisco, California, on the 22d and resumed local operations.