A C-130 from the Air National Guard waits on the Ramstein flightline Sept. 3 just days before being loaded up with Army and Air Force paratroopers to support the Steadfast Javelin II exercise. Steadfast Javelin II is a NATO-led exercise involving more than 2,000 service members from several nations. The exercise takes place across Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
U.S. Army Col. Michael Foster, 173rd Airborne Brigade commander, briefs those in attendance about the importance and impact of exercise Steadfast Javelin II Sept. 4 on Ramstein. The exercise sustains interoperability between NATO Allies and Partnership for Peace partner nation forces. The interoperability has been gained during combat and multinational contingency operations over the past seven decades, while focusing on building capacity for the current and future operational environment.
U.S. Army paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, exit a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules during an airdrop as part of exercise Steadfast Javelin II over Lithuania Sept. 5.
U.S. Air Force National Guard Airman 1st Class Hunter Goodan, 165th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, demonstrates how an oxygen mask works in the event of an inflight emergency for U.S. Army, Royal Canadian Regiment and Italian Esercito soldiers Sept. 3 on Ramstein. The U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard support Steadfast Javelin II by providing personnel air drop and air landings in support of forcible entry and force projection, reinforcing the joint commitment to Operation Atlantic Resolve, and a demonstrated commitment to NATO Allies and security in Eastern Europe.
Warsaw, Poland, is visible through a window on a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules during a mission to airdrop paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade during NATO-led exercise Steadfast Javelin II Sept. 5 over Poland.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Emily Mitchell, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, receives the plan of action from U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luis Altamirano, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment jumpmaster, during a flight to airdrop paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, from a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules during exercise Steadfast Javelin II over Lithuania Sept. 5.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luis Lebron, a paratrooper with the 1st Battalion, 503 Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, leads U.S. Army and Italian Esercito soldiers during a pre-jump safety simulation as part of static line training during Steadfast Javelin II Sept. 3 on Ramstein. This NATO exercise involves 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.
Bulgarian and U.S. Army soldiers enter a Bulgarian C-27J Spartan during Steadfast Javelin II Sept. 2 on Ramstein.
Airmen from the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules into position for Steadfast Javelin II Sept. 3 on Ramstein. This exercise prepares U.S., NATO Allies and European security partners to conduct unified land operations through the simultaneous combination of offensive, defensive and stability operations appropriate to the mission and the environment, and to sustain interoperability with partner nations.
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