Touching cloud did it! Added external tanks and animated canopy AND a pilot to the F/A-18!

Which MSFS version you have? They does work fine in SU10 for me.

These folders has to be unpacked:

And, obviously, Asobos’s TopGun add-on has to be installed.

Then on the world map you will see:


btw, you can find alternative moving carriers pack on flightsim.to - try them if nothing helps.