This trully has turned into a pissing contest that no one is going to win. Look in the working end of your jets (the cargo bay) and you will see that it is almost identical and of the same generation. When it comes down to it and as far as the rest of the armed forces are concerned the J and K are the same truck and haul the same s*!t.
Shouldnt you present a little more of a united front when the penny pinchers are looking to pull your secret Wilshire airbase from right under you.
The J seems to be earning its keep now. It looks like there IS going to be an A400M, we ARE going to buy our C17's and more, and the upgraded K Hercs both the Alpha and the new SF frames are going to extend the K' usefullness for many years to come. There is going to be change and I dont know who the loosers are going to be, but there will be tears before bed time...