 Welcome to All Hands Update, this is your week in Navy history. On March 7, 1994, the Navy issued the first orders for women assigned to a combat ship. That ship was aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. March 11, 1942, Lieutenant John Bulkley, assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3, helped General Douglas MacArthur and Rear Admiral Francis Rockwell, as well as their families and others, escape the Philippines and motor torpedo boats. He successfully evaded the enemy for two days and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary bravery. USS Bulkley was named in his honor in 1996. On March 13, 1944, U.S., British and Canadian ships and aircraft sunk German sub-U-575, which had previously sunk nine Allied vessels and damaged another. If you'd like to learn more about these facts and the Navy's history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.