 Welcome to All Hands Update, this is your week in Navy history. On December 5, 1941, USS Lexington sailed with Task Force 12 to ferry Marines to Midway, leaving no carriers at Pearl Harbor. On December 7, 1941, in one of the defining moments in U.S. history and on a date which will live in infamy, the Empire of Japan attacked U.S. Pacific Fleet, nearby military airfield, and installations at Pearl Harbor. The Japanese launched two waves of airstrikes to attempt to remove the U.S. battleship force as a possible threat of the Empire's southward expansion. December 8, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the legislation establishing the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. The legislation recognized the need for a full-time, distinct and dedicated community of legal professionals. To find out more about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.