The cruise marks the first time a carrier has deployed with F-35C Lightning II fighter jets aboard. Navy EOD techs believe a “drone strike” targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman. The accident occurred at Naval Air Station Key West. Airmen clash with 552nd Operations Group commander Col. Gary Donovan. The ship was also deployed with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group during its 2020 deployment. A bureaucratic roadblock prevented the Defense Department from taking action after issuing a "risk alert." Marines on the Coral Sea, Army paratroopers in Alaska and more in this week's Frontline Photos. No one was injured in last week's mishap. Because of the carrier strike group’s actions and contributions during the deployment, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker has awarded the group with the Navy Unit Commendation award. F/A-18E Super Hornets over the Ike, a training mission at Travis AFB, Marines do PT at sea and and more in this week's Frontline Photos. Load More