Air Force training on FDM, at Warning Area 517 set

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The U.S. Air Force will conduct training at the island of Farallon de Medinilla on June 23, from noon to 4pm; on June 24, from 7am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 5pm; and on June 26, from 8am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm.

The U.S. Air Force will also conduct training at W-517 June 24-27, from 6am to 8pm.

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.

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.

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. This will affect fishing in the vicinity of Santa Rosa Reef and Galvez Bank. (PR)

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