SHIMODA, Japan (May 20, 2023) – The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) departed Shimoda, Japan after a port visit, May 20, during the city’s Black Ship Festival...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – The waves toss and turn under me. Pushing and pulling. Neither of us content to stay in one place, we rush together into the unknown. Just the waves, the wind, me and my friends and family...

USS Higgins (DDG 76) moors alongside USS Howard (DDG 83) after arriving in Yokosuka, Aug. 16. (U.S. Navy/Roy Isobe)...

SAN DIEGO-The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CVCSG), led by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, deployed from San Diego, Aug. 2, in support of global maritime security operations. CVCSG will begin their deployment by taking part in Large Scale Exercise 2021. LSE 2021 is a live, virtual, and...

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Cmdr. Nick Wissel, the commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) salute the ensign during colors. Kitchener evaluated Higgins’ readiness and met with junior...

SAN DIEGO, Ca. (NNS) — Sailors from Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), placed over 100 flags on the headstones of fallen Veterans during a Memorial Day Event at La Vista Memorial Park...