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Joint Task Force - Red Hill Aims To Begin Defueling as Early as October, Per New Plan

Joint Task Force – Red Hill Aims To Begin Defueling as Early as October, Per New Plan

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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 →

Joint Task Force - Red Hill Begins Dewatering as Hawaii Senator Raises Concerns About Past Navy Oversight

Joint Task Force – Red Hill Begins Dewatering as Hawaii Senator Raises Concerns About Past Navy Oversight

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Fuels director, LCDR Shannon Bencs walks a portion of the 7 miles of tunnels of the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility on July 17, 2020. US Navy Photo

Joint Task Force – Red Hill started the dewatering process at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the Department of Defense group announced Monday. Read More →

Red Hill Depot Halfway Through Repairs, Defueling to be Completed Next Year

Red Hill Depot Halfway Through Repairs, Defueling to be Completed Next Year

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A Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) contractor trims a support beam during repairs at Halawa, Hawaii, on March 15, 2023. US Navy Photo

This story has been updated to clarify where Red Hill fuel will be stored once removed.

The Department of Defense’s Joint Task Force Red Hill has completed just over 50 percent of the needed repairs on the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, according to a new online public dashboard the group rolled out Tuesday. Read More →

Pentagon: Red Hill Defueling on Track, Joint Task Force Starting Environmental Assessment

Pentagon: Red Hill Defueling on Track, Joint Task Force Starting Environmental Assessment

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Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Pearl Harbor employees uses tools to relocate contaminated soil onto a wheelbarrow as part of NAVFAC Public Works Department and Joint Task Force-Red Hill’s (JTF-RH) hazard material spill recovery operation at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) in Halawa, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 2022. US Army Photo

This story has been updated to clarify that the Joint Task Force is responsible for defueling the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. 

The Joint Task Force – Red Hill is on target to meet the July 2024 deadline to defuel the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Read More →

EPA, Navy Enter New Contract Over Red Hill Closure

EPA, Navy Enter New Contract Over Red Hill Closure

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Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) and Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) leaders listen to a subject matter expert during a tour of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) in Halawa, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2022. US Army Photo

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Navy entered a new administrative consent order on Dec. 20 as the sea service, led by the Joint Task Force – Red Hill, looks to defuel the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility over the next few years. Read More →

Navy Cleaning Up, Investigating Fire Suppressant Spill at Red Hill

Navy Cleaning Up, Investigating Fire Suppressant Spill at Red Hill

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Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Pearl Harbor employees uses tools to relocate contaminated soil onto a wheelbarrow as part of NAVFAC Public Works Department and Joint Task Force-Red Hill’s (JTF-RH) hazard material spill recovery operation at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) in Halawa, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 2022. US Army Photo

The Navy appointed an Army two-star general to oversee the investigation into another spill at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, which comes nearly a year after a fuel spill contaminated the water supply and forced the eventual closure of the space. Read More →

Red Hill Joint Task Force Commander Wade Nominated for Third Star

Red Hill Joint Task Force Commander Wade Nominated for Third Star

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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Wade, Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Commander, addresses the media onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii, on Oct. 24, 2022. US Army Photo

The White House nominated Rear Adm. John Wade, the Navy official overseeing the closure of Hawaii’s Red Hill Fuel Facility, to the rank of vice admiral, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.
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Fuel Completely Removed From Red Hill Pipes

Fuel Completely Removed From Red Hill Pipes

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Joshua Kaufman, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Pearl Harbor Supervisory Distribution Facilities Specialist, and other NAVSUP FLC Pearl Harbor Fuel Distribution System Specialists open tank valves aboard U.S. Navy Fuel Oil Barge (YON 328) during an unpacking operation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii, on Oct. 28, 2022. U.S. Army Photo

The Joint Task Force – Red Hill completely removed fuel from three pipelines at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, one of the steps in defueling and closing the space. Read More →

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