Too often, history shows that the military gets bogged down in the idea that the tactics that worked in the past will continue to work in the future, and even though this may be true in some long-tested cases. I don't think that's the case for U.S. naval aviation and the future of the supercarrier. The history of naval aviation is short, with the first self-propelled aircraft just beginning to fly in 1903, built by the famous Orville and Wilbur Wright. When placed on a timeline, it is only a small episode of 101 years of development, compared to the 210 years of development that the United States Navy has experienced since 1794, when the original six frigates of the United States Navy have been authorized. My position is that the US Navy should move away from the Mahan structure of fleets where the bigger the ship, the better the fleet is in the aviation world like a super carrier, to the benefit of more small, efficient aircraft carriers that can be pushed forward toward the destabilizer. corners of the oceans. This is consistent with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs' goal and is what should be done in order to keep pace with available technology. I will begin with the discussion of the development of naval aviation and the major milestones that were achieved. was to develop the aircraft carrier air wings we have today. Naval aviation can actually be divided into 3 historical periods and the modern set of aircraft that we operate. The first stage is the pre-enclosed cockpit era during the years before World War I, in the 1920s and early 1930s. Throughout this period, aircraft were first developed for permanently land on aircraft carriers for the purpose of launch and recovery. This goal was not limited to aircraft alone, but during this period vertical takeoff with ...... middle of paper ...... assuming double the number of aircraft carriers operated by the United States , we would push the command level. providing smaller aircraft carriers and battle groups to cover problems arising more quickly around the world, while reducing the tactical and financial cost of a strike on one of these ships, and a rapid approach like this- This will give the nation time to adapt before our adversaries can catch or match our strength. To understand this, it takes years, incidents and adaptations to evolve into a true blue water navy. This strategy and reliance on smaller, decentralized battle groups is, I believe, what the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is looking for in a future Navy. It would take decades and billions to change the tactics of the US Navy, but to not get bogged down in the historical tactics of bigger is better, I believe this is the change that is coming and should come..