Military to conduct training at WA517, FDM

Posted on Jan 23 2012

SANTA RITA, Guam—The U.S. Navy will conduct training at Warning Area 517 on Jan. 24-25 from 8am to 5pm.

The U.S. Air Force will conduct training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla on Jan. 26 from 3pm to midnight.

The general public—especially fishermen, commercial pilots and marine tour operators—are advised to stay clear from the area during the times and dates indicated.

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.

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.

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