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A C-130 assigned to the 700th Airlift Squadron, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, takes off with the Las Vegas skyline as a backdrop on the first day of Red Flag 16-2 Feb. 29, 2016, at Nellis AFB, Nev. Red Flag was established in 1975 as one of the initiatives directed by General Robert J. Dixon, then commander of Tactical Air Command, to better prepare our forces for combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)