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SHIMODA, Japan (May 16, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) mount the jack staff on the forecastle during a sea and anchor evolution while anchoring out in Shimoda, Japan, for the 85th Black Ship Festival, May 16. The Black Ship Festival commemorates the 171st anniversary of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853, a historical event that marked the beginning of diplomacy and trade agreements between the U.S. and Japan. 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 1st Class Hannah Fry)
240516-N-ZS816-1034.JPG Photo By: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry

SHIMODA, Japan - SHIMODA, Japan (May 16, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) mount the jack staff on the forecastle during a sea and anchor evolution while anchoring out in Shimoda, Japan, for the 85th Black Ship Festival, May 16. The Black Ship Festival commemorates the 171st anniversary of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853, a historical event that marked the beginning of diplomacy and trade agreements between the U.S. and Japan. 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 1st Class Hannah Fry)


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