An HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 130th Rescue Squadron, Moffett Federal Airfield, California, takes-off for a Red Flag 21-3 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 2, 2021. The mission of the HC-130J is to rapidly deploy and execute combatant commander directed recovery operations to austere airfields for expeditionary all weather personnel recovery operations.

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