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The USS John F. Kennedy, USS Independence, and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt were all assigned to refuel aircraft participating in Operation Nickel Grass during the Yom Kippur War. What if the supercarriers had been used to provide more direct American support to Israel, such as flying combat air patrols over Israeli territory and possibly carrying out airstrikes in support of Israeli ground forces? Could any other assets have been used to help support Israel, or would diplomatic difficulties have confined direct support to whatever assets the USN could deploy to the area?