Pulau Pawai, also known as Alligator Island during the colonial times,[1] is a 182,000-square-metre (1,959,032-square-foot) island located within the Singapore Armed Forces Live Firing Area.

[2] As with all other military installations within the country, the entire live-firing zone is strictly off limits to all civilians at all times of the day and night.

[3] The island is used mainly as a practice range for live-ammunition bombing both from the air and the ground.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force and Navy take turns to use it, with the Air Force practicing strafing and the Navy practicing shelling targets.

[4] Pawai's lush green and brown forests are mostly undisturbed and it has been found to have a rich biodiversity of coral reefs, especially fringing reefs.