The following is the August 2023, environmental assessment of defueling the Red Hill Bulk Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. Read More
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Red Hill Finishes Repacking, Defueling To Begin Next Month
Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team members conduct a roving patrol inside the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, August 7, 2023. US Marine Corps PhotoThis story has been updated to correct the amount of fuel repacked and the date of NEPA completion.
Joint Task Force – Red Hill finished repacking fuel lines, a necessary step before complete defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility can commence next month. Read More
Joint Task Force – Red Hill Preparing to Repack Pipelines In Preparation for October Defueling
Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team members conduct a roving patrol inside the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, August 7, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
Joint Task Force – Red Hill will begin to repack fuel lines at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility at the end of the month, a step needed before complete defueling can start in October, as long as it gets pending approval. Read More
Joint Task Force – Red Hill Finishes Defueling Surge Tanks
Civilian personnel assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) secure a fuel pump in preparation for draining the surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 25, 2023. US Marine Corps Photos
Joint Task Force – Red Hill finished removing fuel from surge tanks Friday, the task force announced in a Friday news release. Read More
Joint Task Force Red Hill to Remove Fuel From Surge Tanks
Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Leonard Anderson and JTF-RH Safety Industrial Hygienist, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Allen, load filled sandbags onto a truck in preparation for a defueling exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii July 7, 2023. US Army Photo
Joint Task Force – Red Hill is set to start draining fuel from surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Read More
Red Hill Repairs Finished, Awaiting DoH Validation and Approval Before Defueling
Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) quality assurance personnel observe maintenance being completed at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) in Halawa, Hawaii, June 6, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
All repairs to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, mandated by the Hawaii Department of Health, are complete, Joint Task Force – Red Hill announced in a Wednesday night news release. Read More
GAO Report on DoD Bulk Fuel
The following is the June 22, 2023, Government Accountability Office Report, DoD Bulk Fuel: Improved Management over Transactions Could Lead to More Reliable Financial Reporting. Read More
Joint Task Force – Red Hill Aims To Begin Defueling as Early as October, Per New Plan
A contractor at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) conducts rewiring repairs in Halawa, Hawaii, May 9, 2023. US Navy Photo
This story has been updated to correct that it is the Department of Defense that submitted the second supplement to the Red Hill defueling plan and to add a statement from the Joint Task Force – Red Hill.
Joint Task Force – Red Hill will hold two open houses this week for the Hawaii service member community and residents as it works to gain back trust ahead of its planned defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, now slated to begin in October. Read More
Lawmakers Press HASC to Approve Research Into Psychedelic Drugs for PTSD Treatment
U.S. Capitol on Dec. 29, 2022. USNI News Photo
Congressional members petitioned the House Armed Services Committee to research psychedelic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress during the panel’s annual member day ahead of the Fiscal Year 2024 defense policy bill markup. Read More
EPA Inspector General Report on Red Hill Facility
The following is the April 25, 2023, Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General’s report: EPA Region 9 Must Continue Oversight Throughout the Decontamination and Closure of the Red Hill Facility. Read More
