The external drop tanks that are so integral to an aircraft carrier's power projection ... will eliminate the employment of external fuel tanks" which are "an essential element" to combat ops.

The “J” is a primary aerial refuelling aircraft for Marine fixed ... operations.The KC-130J offers a 57,500-pound fuel offload capacity using wing and external tanks while in the air.

During World War II, the Mustang destroyed 4,950 Luftwaffe aircraft in the air—the most of any U.S. fighter in the European Theater.

which could stretch to 1,400 with external 85-gallon fuel tanks. The P-51 flew primarily for the Army, and while the Navy didn't use it, it could land on an aircraft carrier, though only 25 ...