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Joint Task Force – Red Hill Surge Tank Draining Update; Latest Defueling Dashboard Released on Webpage and App

23-001 | July 27, 2023

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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. JTF-RH is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan. Personnel are focused on completing quality control tasks, training, response preparation, the National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Assessment, regulatory approvals and operational planning for all future major milestones. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)

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. JTF-RH is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan. Personnel are focused on completing quality control tasks, training, response preparation, the National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Assessment, regulatory approvals and operational planning for all future major milestones. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski) (Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski )

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. JTF-RH is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan. Personnel are focused on completing quality control tasks, training, response preparation, the National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Assessment, regulatory approvals and operational planning for all future major milestones. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)

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. JTF-RH is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan. Personnel are focused on completing quality control tasks, training, response preparation, the National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Assessment, regulatory approvals and operational planning for all future major milestones. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski) (Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski )

HONOLULU, Hawaii —

Joint Task Force – Red Hill (JTF-RH) has transitioned into the last phase of the surge tank draining evolution. To date, JTF-RH has removed 435,000 gallons of the approximately 480,000 gallons the tanks held before draining began July 17.

JTF-RH is moving the fuel from the surge tanks to above-ground tanks at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support operations and training. JTF-RH personnel remain focused on safety and continue to coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency and Hawaii Department of Health as they execute this evolution.

JTF-RH also released an updated Defueling Dashboard today. The dashboard is published on the JTF-RH website and mobile app.

Joint Task Force-Red Hill is committed to the safe and expeditious defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. For more information about JTF-RH, visit https://www.pacom.mil/jtf-red-hill/ or download the mobile app by searching for JTF-Red Hill in the Apple iOS App Store and Google Play store.

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