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Red Hill Joint Task Force Commander Wade Nominated for Third Star

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 vice admiral, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.

Wade is currently serving as the commander of Joint Task Force – Red Hill and will remain in the position if his nomination is...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/16/red-hill-joint-task-force-commander-wade-nominated-for-third-star

Fuel Completely Removed From Red Hill Pipes

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...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/04/fuel-completely-removed-from-red-hill-pipes

Navy Proposing Red Hill Closure Plan That Allows For Potential Reuse of Tanks

Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor fuel distribution system workers turn a valve to begin unpacking F76 marine diesel fuel during an unpacking operation onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii, on Oct. 27, 2022. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

The Navy is looking to potentially reuse the tanks left behind following a complete closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, according to the closure plan released by the sea service Tuesday.

The Navy has...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/01/navy-proposing-red-hill-closure-plan-that-allows-for-potential-reuse

Red Hill Fuel to Stay at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, Says Task Force

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 Joint Task Force – Red Hill is set to start draining jet and marine diesel fuel from three pipelines at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility on Tuesday, Navy officials confirmed Monday.

Draining the pipelines, which have approximately 1.16 million...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/24/red-hill-fuel-to-stay-at-joint-base-pearl-harbor-hickham-says-task-force

Red Hill to Start Removing Fuel From Pipes Next Week

Matt Cornman, a Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command contractor, performs a routine visual inspection on a Red Hill Well water pipe. US Navy Photo

Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility unpacking operations should begin next week after a delay caused by a water main break on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

The Joint Task Force – Red Hill will make final preparations on Monday before it starts removing approximately 1.16 million gallons of fuel from three pipelines at the Red Hill facility on...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/21/red-hill-to-start-removing-fuel-from-pipes-next-week

Red Hill Pipeline Defueling Delayed Due to Water Main Break

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

A water main break on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham Hawaii, has caused the Navy to delay the first step of removing approximately 1.16 million gallons of fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

The Navy was supposed to start unpacking fuel from three pipelines Monday, but the Friday water main break affected the systems that...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/17/red-hill-pipeline-defueling-delayed-due-to-water-main-break

Hawaii to Allow DoD to Start Removing Remaining Fuel in Red Hill Pipes

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is briefed on the current status of defueling operations at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility by U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Wade, commander, Joint Task Force-Red Hill, on Sept. 30, 2022. DOD Photo

The Hawaii Department of Health cleared the Department of Defense to defuel three pipelines, one of the beginning phases in the DoD’s plan to remove all fuel from from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

The health department announced that it would conditionally...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/08/hawaii-to-allow-dod-to-start-removing-remaining-fuel-in-red-hill-pipes

Pentagon Accelerates Red Hill Defueling by Six Months

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command contractors Matt Cornman, front, and Jonathan Martinez perform a routine inspection on a water pipe that connects to a granular activated carbon system at the Red Hill Well on April 11, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Department of Defense projects the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility will be defueled six months earlier than previously announced, according to an update to the June 30 plan submitted Wednesday.

The DoD previously submitted a defueling plan...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/08/pentagon-accelerates-red-hill-defueling-by-six-months

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