18 March 2023 Joint Task Force – Red Hill Achieves 100 Repairs Milestone Joint Task Force - Red Hill (JTF-Red Hill) completed 100 of 253 repairs, enhancements and modifications to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) identified by a state of Hawaii-mandated independent third-party review.The Joint Task Force remains on plan to complete defueling by June...
04 February 2023 December 12, 2022: Red Hill Town Hall Answered Questions NOTE: The following are approved answers to questions presented at Senator Kim’s Town Hall (Dec. 12, 2022) that specifically reference Joint Task Force-Red Hill’s “Defueling” efforts only. Answers regarding closure, Water/ Environmental Monitoring and Remediation, and Medical/ Healthcare and other...
11 January 2023 JTF-Red Hill Hosts Second Defueling Information Sharing Forum Joint Task Force - Red Hill coordinated the second meeting of the Defueling Information Sharing Forum for their second meeting Tuesday at the State of Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu...
09 December 2022 Joint Task Force – Red Hill Update on AFFF Remediation Effort Joint Task Force - Red Hill issued an informational update regarding clean-up and remediation of the Nov. 29 Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) release at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility...
02 December 2022 JTF-Red Hill Appoints Investigating Officer for AFFF Release Today, Vice Adm. John Wade, Joint Task Force - Red Hill commander, appointed Maj. Gen. Richard J. Heitkamp of the U.S. Army Reserve as the Investigating Officer into the release of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Nov. 29, 2022...
01 December 2022 Navy Region Hawaii, Joint Task Force-Red Hill Provide Updates on Response Efforts to AFFF Release at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Joint Task Force-Red Hill provided informational updates regarding response efforts to the Nov. 29 Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) release at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF)...
02 November 2022 Nov. 2 JTF-RH Unpacking Update On Nov. 2, 2022, Joint Task Force-Red Hill continued the final phase of its unpacking operation using pumps to remove remaining fuel from the pipelines connecting the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility to fuel points on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. During operations today, the JTF removed...
24 October 2022 Joint Task Force Red Hill Begins Pipeline Unpacking Joint Task Force – will begin removing approximately 1 million gallons of fuel Oct. 25, from the three primary pipelines connecting the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) to fuel points on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam...
03 October 2022 Joint Task Force Red Hill Officially Stands Up Operations Rear Adm. John F. G. Wade assumed command of Joint Task Force Red Hill on Sept. 30, the new Department of Defense organization responsible for the safe and expeditious defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility...