Late last year, a company named North American Aviation in Roanoke, Texas, advertised for IL76/78 crews. The airplanes were to be based in Lakeland, FL, and flown on contract to the Department of Defence for inflight refueling training for the Navy.
Had a chat with a nice guy about it. He was expecting 4 airplanes eventually. The part that surprised me was that he'd found four captains in the USA with IL76/78 experience who were US citizens.
And you think there's a pilot shortage...