Apollo 6 mission, 1st LPH as primary recovery ship, 370 miles north of Hawaii
1969-jun
HMM-265 replaced HMM-362 onboard, replaced by HMM-165 in August, SLF helicopter squadrons HMMs 164 and 362 were rotated to Phu Bai in support of the 3rd MarDiv
1970-dec-13
At Subic Bay Naval Base, Philippines
1970-dec-25
Returned to San Diego, California after 7 month WESTPAC
1971-aug-7
Apollo 15 astronauts lifted aboard by helicopter with Soviet tug in target area
1972-may
HMM-164 from the 9th MEB arrived in support of the Vietnamese Marines, each ARG consisted of 4 H-53s (including 156656 ) , 14 H-46s and 4 UH-1Es
1973-oct
Replaced the USS Tripoli LPH-10 in Subic Bay, (in the Pacific fleet there were only 3 LPHs for 5 squadrons), transferred all embarked MAU elements
1974-apr-5
Arrived at Subic Bay with elements of the 31st MAU that unloaded cargo for LPH turnover to the USS New Orleans LPH-11
1975-mar
Underway from Subic Bay for the Gulf of Thailand
1975-apr-12
Operation Eagle Pull, in the Gulf of Thailand with US Marines CH-53 helicopters to evacuate personnel from Phnom Penh
1975-may-3
Arrived at Subic Bay with 150 evacuees aboard from Phnom Penh
1980-jan
WESTPAC, in place of USS New Orleans LPH-11, relieves USS Tripoli LPH-10
Operation Desert Shield/Storm During Operation Desert Storm, UNREP with fleet oiler Andrew J. Higgins TAO 190
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 
