 She reached Naples on 4 February, loaded intelligence gear, embarked communication technicians and then sailed to Skaramangas Shipyard near Athens for repairs to her port shaft.Upon completion of three weeks of repair on 7 March, "Basilone" visited Turkey before participating in 6th Fleet and NATO operations during the latter half of March and the first week of April.Following a 10-day tender availability at Naples, the warship resumed 6th Fleet and NATO exercises and punctuated them with visits to and upkeep in Greece; Genoa, Italy; Corsica; Sicily; and Majorca.