USS Higgins honors 1983 Beirut barracks bombing victims [Image 2 of 2]

OFF THE COAST OF BEIRUT, AT SEA

10.23.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Keen 

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

The crew of USS Higgins stand in formation on the flight deck twenty-six nautical miles off the shores of Beirut during a wreath laying ceremony in honor of those killed in the barracks bombing of Oct. 23, 1983. Higgins, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is homeported out of San Diego, Calif. and is currently operating in the 6th Fleet area of operations and is participating in the U.S.-Israeli bilateral exercise Juniper Cobra 10. JC 10, held every two years, is the fifth iteration of its kind and is designed to test the active missile-defense capabilities of both armed forces.

• Date Taken: 10.23.2009
• Date Posted: 10.23.2009 09:30
• Photo ID: 216163
• VIRIN: 091023-N-9999G-002
• Resolution: 1613x1152
• Size: 211.33 KB
• Location: OFF THE COAST OF BEIRUT, AT SEA