The ideal solution is clearly both.
No Alex, F/A-18's point in this example is valid.
The C-17 has been providing strategic influence for us in Asia and the Pacific in recent years. It has taken over from what the C-130 used to provide.
To us, the C-130's tactical abilities - in its C-130J-30 form - is a primary war in-theatre transport, while C-17 has done disaster relief ops closer to home.