T ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁C - 1 3 0 E ▁fitted ▁for ▁aer ial ▁ref uel ing ▁cap ability . ▁ ▁The ▁K C - 1 3 0 ▁tank ers , ▁originally ▁C - 1 3 0 F ▁proc ured ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁( US MC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁( under ▁the ▁design ation ▁G V - 1 ) ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁remov able ▁ 3 , 6 0 0   US ▁gal ▁( 1 3 , 6 2 6   L ) ▁st ain less ▁steel ▁fuel ▁tank ▁carried ▁inside ▁the ▁cargo ▁compart ment . ▁The ▁two ▁wing - mount ed ▁h ose ▁and ▁dro gue ▁aer ial ▁ref uel ing ▁pod s ▁each ▁transfer ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0 0   US ▁gal ▁per ▁minute ▁( 1 , 1 3 6   L ▁per ▁minute ) ▁to ▁two ▁aircraft ▁simultaneously , ▁allowing ▁for ▁rapid ▁cycle ▁times ▁of ▁multiple - rece iver ▁aircraft ▁form ations , ▁( a ▁typical ▁tank er ▁formation ▁of ▁four ▁aircraft ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ). ▁The ▁US ▁Navy ' s ▁C - 1 3 0 G ▁has ▁increased ▁struct ural ▁strength ▁allowing ▁higher ▁gross ▁weight ▁operation . ▁ ▁Further ▁develop ments ▁ ▁The ▁C - 1 3 0 H ▁model ▁has ▁updated ▁All ison ▁T 5 6 - A - 1 5 ▁tur b opro ps , ▁a ▁red es igned ▁outer ▁wing , ▁updated ▁av ion ics ▁and ▁other ▁minor ▁improvements . ▁Later ▁H ▁models