Maj. Jimmy Howell (left), operations officer for 1st

Maj. Jimmy Howell (left), operations officer for 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade explains to German Gen. Hans-Lothar Domroese, commander of NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum, what allied paratroopers from his unit, the Royal Canadian Regiment and the Italian Folgore brigade from the are doing during NATO exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, Sept. 6, 2014. Steadfast Javelin II is a NATO exercise involving over 2,000 troops from 10 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. Army photo by Sgt. Michael T. Crawford/Released)