Exercises

Gunnery exercises 2235Z to 2315Z daily 24 thru 28 jul and 0015Z to 0215Z daily 25 thru 29 jul: a. in area…

Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Taiwan-southeast Coast · Gunnery · HYDROPAC 2173/16

issued
2016-07-20 12:05Z
status
cancelled 2016-07-29 03:15Z (archive)
self-cancels
2016-07-29 03:15Z
authority
NAVAREA XI 434/16 201113Z JUL 16.
sea
Philippine Sea
position
22.350, 121.666
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
PHILIPPINE SEA.
TAIWAN-SOUTHEAST COAST.
GUNNERY.
DNC 23.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 2235Z TO 2315Z DAILY 24 THRU 28 JUL
   AND 0015Z TO 0215Z DAILY 25 THRU 29 JUL:
   A. IN AREA BOUND BY
      22-32.0N 120-57.6E, 22-32.0N 121-07.4E,
      22-36.0N 121-10.0E, 22-36.0N 122-26.0E,
      22-06.0N 122-26.0E, 22-06.0N 120-53.0E,
      22-19.0N 120-53.0E.
   B. WITHIN 44 MILES OF 22-21.0N 121-40.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 290315Z JUL 16.

Activity windows · 10 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2016-07-24 22:35Z2016-07-24 23:15Z40 min
2016-07-25 00:15Z2016-07-25 02:15Z2 h
2016-07-25 22:35Z2016-07-25 23:15Z40 min
2016-07-26 00:15Z2016-07-26 02:15Z2 h
2016-07-26 22:35Z2016-07-26 23:15Z40 min
2016-07-27 00:15Z2016-07-27 02:15Z2 h
2016-07-27 22:35Z2016-07-27 23:15Z40 min
2016-07-28 00:15Z2016-07-28 02:15Z2 h
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This area · military exercises

766 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

35 military exercises in force · see all

Exercises

Gunnery, firing and naval exercise areas. All current military exercises

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