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USS Higgins Holds Change of Command Ceremony
September 10, 2025
APRA HARBOR, Guam (Aug. 24, 2025) Cmdr. Ronald Jenkins, outgoing commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), salutes side boys during the Higgins change of command ceremony onboard Naval Base Guam, in Apra Harbor, Guam, Aug. 24. Higgins is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Hale)
Commander, Self Defense Fleet Hosted Japan-U.S. Navy Commanders’ meeting KONDANKAI.
September 9, 2025
Vice Adm. Katsushi Omachi, commander Self Defense Fleet, hosted Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander U.S. 7th Fleet and Japan and U.S. maritime commanders during an annual bilateral meeting known as “KONDANKAI” at the Maritime Operation Center on Yokosuka Naval Base, Sept. 4, 2025.
US, Japan Conduct Bilateral Operations
September 8, 2025
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors stand watch in the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting bilateral operations alongside the JMSDF in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 5.
USS John Finn Departs Jakarta Following Port Visit to support Super Garuda Shield 25
September 5, 2025
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) man the rails during a sea and anchor detail in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 25.
U.S., Allied Forces Complete Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2025
September 5, 2025
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) fires a missile as part of a training exercise during Pacific Vanguard 2025 in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 1.
Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the U.S. conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity
September 3, 2025
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USS Frank Cable visits Chennai, India
August 29, 2025
CHENNAI, India (Aug. 24, 2025) – Capt. Mike Thompson, commanding officer of the forward-deployed submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), observes the ship’s arrival to Chennai, India for a port visit, Aug. 24, 2025. Frank Cable is underway supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew McPeek)
U.S., Allied Forces Join for Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2025
August 25, 2025
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USS Higgins Completes Expeditionary Missile Reload Simulation At Sea
August 25, 2025
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) simulate loading ammunition from a barge during Noble Prime 25-3 in the Cleveland Bay, Australia, July 28.
USS Santa Barbara Conducts First-Ever Visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka
August 22, 2025
Cmdr. Adam Ochs, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) poses for a photo with senior Sri Lankan defense officials in the mission bay during a tour, Aug. 16, 2025. Santa Barbara conducted a port visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka while on a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to strengthen partnerships in the South Asia region. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 2nd Class Alexander Klee)
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