And it cant stop in 3000 feet either......
You can AR a C-17 to its destination.... which doesnt have to be some pretty piece of concrete. that KC-10 isnt going places a c-17 could get into and out of.
All of these aircraft have their niche. I know alot of Herc guys who went to the C-17 and loved it. Col John Norton was an IP in my Herc squadron when I was a fresh faced right seater. John did some of the intial testing at edwards and had nothing but great things to say about that bird.