 Her assignments during the next year took her as far east as the Mediterranean and as far north as sailing beyond the arctic circle on 9 July 1952.In May 1952 she was fitted out with a helicopter pad and then ordered to Iceland for special projects with the United States Air Force.Returning to Norfolk in September, she prepared for her first extended oversea deployment since World War II, six months with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, after which she resumed operations for the 2nd Fleet.