performance (Grossnick, 183). Carrier modernization also continued and the steam catapult was incorporated. An angled flight deck was also introduced so that aircraft could land as others were launching. These advances in Naval Aviation represented a forward movement rather than a decline as the years before (Grossnick, 184).In the years to follow, from 1954-1959, Naval Aviation advanced as new technological and scientific advances arose. These advances in technology and the many improvements in weapons and aircraft created a new avenue for the Navy to control the sea (Grossnick, 203).The 1960s and 1970s left the Navy’s role of controlling and commanding the sea unchanged. As new aircraft, like the F-14 Tomcat, and new innovations of missiles and electronics, such as the light airborne multipurpose system, for tracking the submarine threat came about, Naval Aviation had no reason to doubt its integrity (Grossnick, 279). For sure, the Navy’s aircraft would help the United States possess the strongest navy in the world.In the 1980s and 1990s, Naval Aviation saw a buildup in its forces. During international events, Naval Aviation reaffirmed their importance by performing successful missions in all parts of the world (Grossnick, 331). Naval Aviation, as it always has, adjusted to the changing times and technology. New strategies and tactics changed with the world to do its job: to serve the United States during peace and war.Naval Aviation indeed serves the Navy and the United states remarkably. Without this magnificent evolution and the endurance of its aviators and officials promoting this promising future, it is virtually certain that the United States and its Navy would not be prepared for the wars and conflicts that the United States have been and will be involved with. The future of the Navy lies not only with budget cuts and with the changing world, but also with the improvements in naval aviation and the abil...
