She operated with the 6th Fleet into May and then headed west for home.
From that time into the 1960s, she operated with the 6th Fleet for six months out of every eighteen.
During 1969 she operated with the 1st Fleet off the West Coast.
Skill operated with the 6th Fleet in the "middle sea" in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, and 1968.
She operated with the 1st Fleet along the west coast during the remainder.
During her assignment there, she also deployed to the Mediterranean five more times, operating with the 6th Fleet for six months at a time.
The warship operated with the 7th Fleet for the next five months.
She was the first "jumbo oiler" to operate with the 6th Fleet.
Through 1961 she continued to operate with the 7th Fleet and in the San Diego area.
After operating with the 6th Fleet throughout the summer.
