In 2022, the U.S. Navy will celebrate a century of the aircraft carriers and personnel that have formed the most powerful at-sea platform for force projection and diplomacy that the world has ever seen.

When the aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV 1) was commissioned in March 1922, it marked the birth of a new type of seaborne weapon, one that had much to do with making the U.S. Navy a dominant naval power. From Langley and its humble beginnings as a converted collier, to today’s USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) representing the most advanced war-fighting platform in the world, the American aircraft carrier has been the mainstay in executing the U.S. Navy’s mission of defending our nation and its interests around the globe.

This high-quality, keepsake publication will cover a century of U.S. carrier development, deployments and operations; U.S. Navy history; naval aviation; the latest technologies; and, of course, feature the personnel who make everything possible. We will also undertake describing the monumental construction process that goes into manufacturing the world’s most complex product.

It is planned to include interviews and contributions from senior naval officials, industry leaders from the current constructor and contracting firms, and other high-profile persons with strong ties to America's carrier force, yesterday and today.