U.S. Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Canadian Army paratroopers with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment prepare for a static line jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 142nd Airlift Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard over Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, Sept. 5, 2014, during Steadfast Javelin II. Steadfast Javelin II is a NATO-led exercise designed to prepare U.S., NATO and international partner forces for unified land operations.