 On October 3, 1945, he was assigned to the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he served until July 1947, when he became the aviation operations officer on the staff of Commander Second Fleet in Norfolk, Virginia.In January 1950, he was assigned as training officer on the Staff of the Chief of Naval Air Reserve Training at Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois.On November 15, 1951, during the Korean War, Johnson became the commanding officer of the escort carrier ; affectionately known by her crew as the "Bing Ding".