Military training at FDM, Warning Area 517

Posted on May 25 2015

ASAN, Guam—The U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force will conduct training at the island of Farallon de Medinilla during the following dates and times:

-May 25, from 6pm to 11:55pm

-May 26, from 10am to 11:55pm

-May 27-31, from midnight to 4am and 10am to 11:55pm

The Navy will also conduct training at Warning Area 517 on May 26-27, from noon to 8pm

The general public—especially fishermen, commercial pilots, and marine tour operators—are advised to stay clear of the areas during the dates and times 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. For this training, W-517 is activated south of latitude 12° 40’ 00″N. All vessels are advised to remain clear of W-517 south of latitude 12° 40’ 00″N. Santa Rosa Reef and Galvez Bank remain open for fishing. (PR)

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