During the second portion of the deployment, the warship began regular tours of duty with the naval forces operating off the Vietnamese coastline. On 9 October, she and "Hollister" joined the aircraft carrier "Bon Homme Richard" to form Task Group (TG) 77.4 which operated on "Dixie Station"—off the central coast of South Vietnam —until 18 October. The next day, she steamed north with the task group to "Yankee Station" whence planes from "Bon Homme Richard" struck targets in North Vietnam. After 10 days of air operations, "Theodore E. Chandler" departed the area with the rest of the task group for five days of rest and relaxation at Hong Kong.