AT has been at a premium for the last couple of decades but I think with our current fleet of C17 and the A400Ms (nearly here at last) and the pax capacity offered by Voyager we will actually be pretty flush once HERRICK is over. Chinook numbers are quite healthy, too. To my mind the priorities should be buying more F-35 and/or recovering the MPA capability. Our leadership gives too much weight to inclusive talk of supporting roles - we light blue, of all people, should be espousing the independent capabilities of air power!
Forget the extra C-17. We do 'support' pretty well with what we've got; time to give a bit more focus on independent 'delivery'. The future is less HERRICK and more ELLAMY. Just my humble opinion!