Abstract: The field of gravitational wave detection is entering a very exciting phase. The long awaited large-scale gravitational wave detectors are rapidly approaching their expected performance. The LIGO interferometers are within a decade of their design sensitivity over much of their frequency band. The design of the second-generation interferometers is rapidly maturing and a proposal has been submitted, that would allow these instruments to come on line near the end of the decade. The design of these second generation instruments allows incremental improvements when technology availability allows. One such possible improvement is the use of QND techniques such as squeezing. In this talk I will discuss the status of initial LIGO interferometers plus plans for the future.