Before the end of the year, "Stickell" participated in two ASW exercises. The first, "Canus Silex," a combined Canadian-United States ASW exercise and the second, "Fixwex India." By February 1968, "Stickell" was preparing for a visit to the Caribbean and her part in "Springboard 68." After leaving frozen Newport behind, "Stickell" participated in a variety of training operations designed to sharpen her crew's already finely honed efficiency. Following "Springboard", she acted as sonar training ship at the Fleet Antisubmarine Warfare School at Key West, Florida.