U.S. Army Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and paratroopers from the 3rd Royal Canadian Regiment prepare for a static line jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules from the 142nd Airlift Squadron Sept. 5, 2014, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during exercise Steadfast Javelin. Steadfast Javelin II is a NATO exercise involving over 2,000 troops from nine nations, and takes place across Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The exercise focuses on increasing interoperability and synchronizing complex operations between allied air and ground forces through airborne and air assault missions. (U.S. Air Force photo\ Tim Chacon)