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US, Japan, Australia air forces set training
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Posted on Feb 04 2012
The U.S. Air Force and Navy, Japan Air Self Defense, and Royal Australian Air Force will conduct training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla and Warning Area 517.
The Navy will conduct training on FDM on the following dates and times:
– Feb. 6, from 10am to 10pm
– Feb. 7, from 10am to 11pm
The U.S. Air Force and Navy, Japan Air Self Defense and Royal Australian Air Force will conduct training on FDM on the following dates and times:
– Feb. 8, from 7am to 11pm
– Feb. 9, from 8:30am to 3pm
The Air Force and Navy will conduct training at W-517 on the following dates and times:
– Feb. 7- 8, from 8am to 5pm
The Air Force will conduct training at W-517 on the following dates and times:
– Feb. 9-10, from 8am to 5pm
The 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. (USN)
