CNMI Homeland Security & Emergency Management, the Commonwealth Bureau of Military Affairs and the Commonwealth Ports Authority are informing Commonwealth residents of active military aircraft within the Mariana Islands Range Complex.
Flight operations will occur on Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and Farallon de Medinilla in February as part of the Cope North 2022 Exercises.
Cope North is a multilateral U.S. Pacific Air Forces field training exercise focused on a combat air force large-force employment operations, as well as humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations to demonstrate mission readiness and interoperability between Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and the United States Air Force.
This joint public advisory is issued to inform members of the public not to be alarmed of increased sightings of military aircraft associated with this multinational exercise, to include limited cargo vessel movements to Saipan, Tinian and Rota.
All Covid-19 mitigation measures are in place and fully enforced.
Contact the CNMI EOC State Warning Point at (670) 237-8000 for additional information.
