Leaders assigned to 3rd Platoon, Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment discuss preparations to their troops and equipment before deploying in support of Exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 5, 2014. Steadfast Javelin is a NATO exercise involving over 2,000 troops from 10 nations and focuses on increasing interoperability and synchronizing complex operations between allied air and ground forces.