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Soldiers load into a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Steadfast Javelin II Sept. 5, 2014, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Steadfast Javelin II is a NATO exercise involving more than 2,000 troops and takes place across Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The exercise focused on increasing interoperability and synchronizing complex operations between allied air and ground forces through airborne and air assault missions. The Soldiers are assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Damon Kasberg)