Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Higgins (IMAGE) Office of Naval Research Caption The guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) steams into position for a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3). Higgins is deployed with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, operating as part of the US 7th Fleet in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. Credit U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John Wagner (Released) Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.