A C-130H Hercules from the 142d Airlift Squadron takes off from Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, Sept. 7, 2014, 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 by Tim Chacon/Released)