Not quite yet.
43 was a rebuilding year for the USN. The new ships are rapidly coming on line, but it will be another 4-6 months or so before they really hit their stride.
True, but in the articles in last few days, we are moving at will through the Carolines, and not a trace of opposition. I wonder if we knew just how badly the IJN had been mauled by the heavy fighting in the Solomons in the last year or so. You would think all this poking around their yard would get a response, but they are staying put.