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Military training on FDM, W-517
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Posted on Oct 09 2011
SANTA RITA, Guam—The Air Force and Navy will conduct training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla on the following dates and times:
– Oct. 10-13 from 8:30am to 10:30pm.
– Oct. 14 from 8:30am to 5:30pm.
The Navy will conduct training at Warning Area 517 (W-517) on the following dates and times:
– Oct. 10 and 12 from 8:30am to 5:30pm
– Oct. 11 from 7am to 1pm
– Oct. 13 from 7am to 5:30pm
– Oct. 14 from 8:30am to 1pm
The general public especially fisherman, commercial pilots and marine tour operators are advised to stay clear from the area during the times and dates indicated.
The general location of the training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla training area will be on a 10 nautical mile radius on all quadrants. Farallon de Medinilla plays a special and unique role in national defense because its location provides access frequency that supports established training requirements. In addition, the air and sea space in the Farallon provides sufficient room for the many different attack profiles necessary to replicate training opportunities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
W-517 is an irregular shaped polygon comprising of 14,000 nautical square miles of airspace that begins south of Guam and extends south-southwest in international waters. W-517 supports surface and aerial gunnery, missiles, and laser exercises. This will affect fishing in the vicinity of Santa Rosa Reef and Galvez Bank. W-517 is contained within the following coordinates: 13° 10″N/144° 30″E, 13° 10″N/144° 42″E, 12° 50″N/144° 45″E, 11° 00″N/144° 45″E, 11° 00″N/143° 00″E, 11° 45″N/143° 00″E, 12° 50″N/144° 30″E.
For more information, contact the Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs Office at (671) 349-4055/3209.
