A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam

The Guam International Airport has been designated a support location for Valiant Shield 2024 U.S. military exercises taking place in the region, from June 6 – 18, 2024.

Valiant Shield is a multinational, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integrating joint training among U.S. and partner-nations forces in relation to current operational plans, and normally takes place around Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and Japan joining this year’s exercise.

“Guam International Airport runways and taxiways are a vital piece of infrastructure supporting not only commercial aviation, but a critical alternate or divert location for Andersen Airfield,” stated John M. Quinata, Executive Manager. “The A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam is proud to support regional military exercises as a support location,” he continued.

The community may anticipate increased military air activity and associated noise on or around the Guam International Airport facilities over the next two weeks, and there is no expected impact to commercial service. Mr. Quinata further reiterated that, “We thank our Guam residents for their patience and understanding as the Airport does its part in support of these joint military training exercises.”