Hangar pets

I just bought an Ahwahnee command carrier. Im going to take the type 7 shuttles and use them on my single hangar builds such as my Terran Lexington.

Im going to build my Ahwahnee as a full carrier build dedicated to strengthening my hangard pets. So my question is what hangar pets would be the strongest attack wise? I dont have superior area denial yet, but I do have coordinated assault. Id like to stay federation themed for now. I have elite kodais but are there a better option?