21. Coordinates may also be given relative to the origin of the entire grid ( in the format easting , northing ). 22. Iron Troop of Third Squadron had halted around the 67 Easting to control the limit of advance with its tank cannon. 23. One always reads map coordinates from west to east first ( easting ), then from south to north ( northing ). 24. In direct support of 2nd ACR, Colonel Garrett Bourne's 210th FA Brigade fired missions out to the 78 Easting . 25. Also notice how the easting in this example is indicated with an E and likewise an N for the northing. 26. A false easting of 500000 m is assigned to the central meridian ( 24?east ), so eastings are always positive. 27. In the Universal Transverse Mercator ( UTM ) system, grid reference is given by three numbers : zone, easting and northing. 28. Despite extensive aerial and artillery bombardment by U . S . forces, most Iraqi units defending along the 70 Easting remained effective. 29. Each checkpoint includes a marked color photo of the terrain ahead, azimuth, latitude, longitude, UTM, northing, and easting . 30. By 3 p . m . Third Armored Division had reached the 50 Easting and begun to move abreast of the Regiment to the north.
