Steadfast Jazz 2013 is a NATO Response Force training exercise taking place in multiple Alliance nations including the Baltic States and Poland in early November 2013. Approximately 6,000 personnel from NATO and partner nations will participate, with 3,000 troops in a live exercise and 3,000 headquarters staff in a command and control exercise. The purpose is to train and test the NATO Response Force, a highly ready multinational force that can deploy quickly to potential crisis situations. Elements from many NATO allies will demonstrate the Alliance's ability to defend its members using modern land, air, sea, and special forces capabilities.