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Joint Task Force Red Hill to Remove Fuel From Surge Tanks

12 July 2023

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.

The task force will drain 480,000 gallons of...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/12/joint-task-force-red-hill-to-remove-fuel-from-surge-tanks

Red Hill Repairs Finished, Awaiting DoH Validation and Approval Before Defueling

29 June 2023

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.

Although repairs are completed, a number of repairs still need to be validated and submitted to the...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/29/red-hill-repairs-finished-awaiting-doh-validation-and-approval-before-defueling

GAO Report on DoD Bulk Fuel

27 June 2023

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.

From the report

What GAO Found

The Department of Defense (DOD) is the U.S. government’s largest purchaser and consumer of bulk fuel, expenditures for which totaled $10.3 billion in fiscal year 2022. DOD’s fuel process is complex in that it includes a variety of process owners, stakeholders, locations, and systems and a...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/27/gao-report-on-dod-bulk-fuel

Lawmakers Press HASC to Approve Research Into Psychedelic Drugs for PTSD Treatment

16 May 2023

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.

Navy SEAL veteran Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) told a receptive HASC that Congress must approve research grants to assess using psychedelic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.

“We have to think...

https://news.usni.org/2023/05/16/lawmakers-press-hasc-to-approve-research-into-psychedelic-drugs-for-ptsd-treatment

EPA Inspector General Report on Red Hill Facility

26 April 2023

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.

From the report

The EPA’s regulatory oversight of authorized state programs for underground tanks or drinking water quality would not reasonably have identified the sequence of events that led to the drinking water contamination incident. According to the Navy, an improperly executed fuel transfer...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/26/epa-inspector-general-report-on-red-hill-facility

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

6 April 2023

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

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.

The dashboard, a PDF that lays out where the task force is for repairs, third-party validation and repairs submitted to the...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/05/red-hill-depot-at-repair-halfway-through-repairs-defueling-to-be-completed-next-year

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

17 March 2023

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 is on target to meet the July 2024 deadline to defuel the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/17/pentagon-red-hill-defueling-on-track-joint-task-force-starting-environmental-assessment

EPA, Navy Enter New Contract Over Red Hill Closure

4 January 2023

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.

The...

https://news.usni.org/2023/01/03/epa-navy-enter-new-contract-over-red-hill-closure

Navy Cleaning Up, Investigating Fire Suppressant Spill at Red Hill

6 December 2022

The Navy appointed an Army two-star general to oversee the investigation into another spill at the Red Hill...

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/05/navy-cleaning-up-investigating-fire-suppressant-spill-at-red-hill

Red Hill Joint Task Force Commander Wade Nominated for Third Star

17 November 2022

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

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