AIRLIFT FOR THE AIR CORPS:
We need to ask the right question.

When I served in the Air Corps, I was often asked to reply to a question like this:

YOU’RE THE EXPERTS, SO TELL US WHAT AIRCRAFT THE AIR CORPS NEEDS TO PROVIDE AIRLIFT?

This is the wrong question.
(1/15) The Air Corps answer was always:

“Whether a C-130/C-27/C-295/A400/ACJ etc, we can train crews, & thereafter operate and maintain it.” (& they can)

But, the other response was:
“Tell us what you want it to do?”

Here are some sample answers that I’ve heard over the years:
(2/15)