 Upon returning to Newport, upkeep and training exercises occupied the destroyer prior to serving as an ASW school ship at Naval Station Key West, Florida

Following her return to Newport on 11 December, "Basilone" moored alongside the destroyer tender in preparation for an upcoming overhaul at the Boston Naval Shipyard which commenced on 11 January 1968.In addition to the usual aspects of an overhaul, she improved her communications, electronics, and sonar equipment before returning to Newport on 21 May.The destroyer conducted refresher training at Guantanamo Bay during June and July then returned to Newport for a month of upkeep, local operations, and preparations for a scheduled deployment to a 7th Fleet assignment.