The destroyer returned to Ulithi on 26 January 1945 before sailing with Task Group 58.4 (TG 58.4) for strikes against Japan. Departing on 9 February, the group, including carriers "Randolph" (CV-15) and "Yorktown" (CV-10), attacked Tokyo on 16–17 February, just before the landings on Iwo Jima. "Haggard"’s carrier group lent air support to the assault on Iwo Jima until returning to Ulithi on 4 March 1945.