Report to Congress on U.S. Defense Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific
The following is the June 6, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Defense Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific: Background and Issues…
EPA, Navy Enter New Contract Over Red Hill Closure
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Navy entered a new administrative consent order on Dec. 20 as the sea service,…
Navy Cleaning Up, Investigating Fire Suppressant Spill at Red Hill
The Navy appointed an Army two-star general to oversee the investigation into another spill at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel…
Tokyo Protests Chinese Surveillance Ship Transit in Territorial Waters, Japan Prepares for Fleet Review
A People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) survey ship vessel entered Japan’s territorial waters near islands south of Kyushu this week,…
Navy to Put $14.9 Million Toward Hawaii Watershed Protection After Red Hill Leak
The Navy plans to put $14.9 million toward helping the Pearl Harbor Aquifer, the most recent effort in the sea…
Navy Relieves Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor CO Over Red Hill Leak
This story has been updated to correct the name of the commanding officer. The Navy relieved the commanding officer of…
SECNAV Del Toro: Navy Will Not Need to Build Fuel Facilities to Replace Red Hill Fuel Depot
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy’s solution to supplying its ships and aircraft with fuel in the Pacific after shutting down…
SECDEF Austin Orders Navy Red Hill Fuel Depot Permanently Closed
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the massive Red Hill Fuel Depot shuttered and abandoned, a reversal from the Pentagon’s…
Navy to Congress: Future of Hawaii Red Hill Fuel Facility Uncertain
Whether the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility in Hawaii remains open is uncertain, following two major fuel spills that…
Hawaii Attack Boat CO Removed Amid Command Climate Investigation After Sailor Death
The commander of a Hawaii-based submarine was removed during an investigation prompted with the suicide of a sailor last month.…