IL-78 in U.S. service
According to these two articles, International Tactical Training Center based in Grayson County Airport, Texas has obtained its first of five IL-76/78.
They will be used as aerial refueling tankers, cargo and water bombers. The company, runned by Ret. Air Force Gen. Charlie Searock, is currently negotiating a contract to provide aerial refueling for a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 detachment.
Source
New aircraft arrives - Herald Democrat
Inside the belly of a whale - Herald Democrat
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