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epa07592345 An Italian C-27J Spartan military aircraft is landing as Romanian military guards the track from their Humvee vehicle during the 'European Spartan 2019 Military Exercise', held at the Boboc airbase, 140 kilometers north-east of Bucharest, Romania, 22 May 2019. The EU Spartan 2019 takes place from 13 May until 24 May 2019 at the 90th Airlift Base - Otopeni and Boboc airbase, in the context of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The exercise is a multinational training event organised in the framework of the EATF (European Air Transport Fleet) program, consisting of series of activities planned and organized by the C-27J SPARTAN community with the support of the European Defense Agency (EDA) and the Romanian Air Force at the 90th Airlift Base. The countries participating in the Sparatan 2019 are: Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, and Slovakia. The C-27J SPARTAN aircraft is designed to perform tactical missions in peace-keeping and humanitarian operations, providing direct air transport to the theatre, day and night. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT