 Welcome to All Hands Update, this is your week in Navy history. December 2, 1965, the USS Enterprise, CVAN-65, and USS Bainbridge, DLGN-25, became the first nuclear-powered task unit used in combat. The task unit launched airstrikes against Viet Cong forces during the Vietnam conflict. On December 1, 1921, the Navy's first helium-filled airship leaves Norfolk and lands in Washington, D.C. The airship was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdown and piloted by Lieutenant Commander Ralph Wood. On December 3, 1975, the first American flag was raised aboard a continental ship. Lieutenant John Paul Jones hoisted the Grand Union flag on USS Alfred during its commissioning ceremony in Philadelphia. If you would like to learn more about these facts and the Navy's history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command's website.