The jet “experienced an incident involving collapse of the nose landing gear” on Jan. 26, a Marine spokeswoman said. Delbert D. Black's three-month deployment tested a new Navy concept of cycling out a carrier strike group's destroyers during deployment. The squadron returned from deployment last month with the rest of the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group. HMS Queen Elizabeth was supposed to lead a large NATO exercise. The warship will replace the cruiser Antietam and is set to join Destroyer Squadron 15, the Navy’s largest destroyer squadron, upon arrival to Yokosuka. The USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Jan. 17. Maj. Eric "Doc" Spendlove's body remains missing. Cmdr. William Coulter was relieved due to “a loss of confidence in his ability to command," the Navy said Thursday. With the Osprey out of commission, officials say carriers have other options for ferrying people and supplies on and off the ships. The P-8A crashed into an environmentally sensitive bay when it overshot the runway at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Nov. 20. Load More