The next evening the task force gave up the chase and set course for Saipan. On the return passage, "Hunt" rescued four pilots and seven crewmen from planes which had been unable to land on their carriers. Once back in the Marianas, "Hunt" and her sister ships resumed the task of supporting the American forces which were taking Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. They continued this duty until fighting in these islands ended early in August.