 From there AO–48 sailed to fuel and provision the ships at sea as strikes were conducted at Hollandia.The Western Carolines fell next and Ulithi became "Neosho"s new base of operations.From there she supported the vessels of TFs 50 and 58 as they helped secure the Marianas and blocked the enemy's efforts to open aerial and maritime lanes to carry reinforcements and supplies to the defenders of their constantly receding empire.