I have to bite
In case those speaking of the death of the Caribou aren't aware.
3 have just returned from PNG where they were needed. They achieved a 100% sortie rate, due in no small part to a fantastic hard working flightline crew.
They have recently been deployed to The Solomons, Timor, far NQ for cyclone relief (and the RWY wouldn't have lasted for many more C130 trips if that had gone on).
Sometimes you do need the old ute in the back yard for the low tech solution.
When the Army have all the MRH 90s and extra Chinooks, then indeed it may be time for the old girl, but until then..
Anyway apparently there is no one around to staff a project office for the replacement until 201X. Don't get me started on why we need a project office when we can just tag onto the end of an American buy of C27J
Anyway back to the high tech world of Air Combat.