 On 3 November, the cruiser got underway for Bandar Abbas, Iran, conducting naval maneuvers and training exercises en route.On 11 and 12 November, elements of the Pakistan Navy joined "Worden" and conducted training before she arrived at Bandar Abbas.After a week in Iran attending conferences and meetings to plan the at-sea operations, the cruiser departed on 19 November to Exercise "Midlink-75."