Returning to Pearl Harbor on 2 January 1945, Chief voyaged to Eniwetok on convoy escort duty, then conducted exercises in Hawaiian waters until clearing for Ulithi, where she arrived 4 March.
Returning to Pearl Harbor on 2 January 1945, Chief resumed her voyage and subsequently sailed to Eniwetok on escort duty. Subsequently, she engaged in exercises in Hawaiian waters before heading to Ulithi, where she arrived on 4 March.