During an overhaul in 1973, Trippe was refitted to allow her to operate the larger helicopters of the Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS). From August of that year into January 1974 she made her first tour with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. A second cruise to the Indian Ocean and Middle East followed in January–May 1975.
In 1973, Trippe underwent a major overhaul that enabled her to operate larger helicopters of the Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS).  She then embarked on her first deployment with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea from August 1973 to January 1974. A second voyage followed in 1975, taking her to the Indian Ocean and Middle East from January to May.