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Joint Task Force – Red Hill Achieves 100 Repairs Milestone
March 18, 2023
— 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 2024. JTF-Red Hill is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan, as contractors and employees are completing repairs...
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Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting on Red Hill Defueling, Closure and Health Response Plan
March 16, 2023
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III convened senior Department leaders today for an update on the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The meeting included the Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William A. LaPlante, INDOPACOM commander Admiral John C. Aquilino, Joint Task Force Red Hill commander Vice Admiral John Wade, and other senior leaders...
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Joint Task Force–Red Hill prepares Environmental Assessment, aims to defuel 104 million gallons of fuel safely, expeditiously
March 14, 2023
— HONOLULU – Joint Task Force - Red Hill (JTF-Red Hill) announced today it will develop an Environmental Assessment (EA) in consultation with stakeholders and regulators, and in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)...
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December 12, 2022: Red Hill Town Hall Answered Questions
February 4, 2023
— 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 topics can be found at Commander Navy Region Hawaii’s website https://cnrh.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Red-Hill/Red-Hill-Public-Engagement-Updates/ Questions were submitted to the moderators and consolidated when asked more than once; text was edited for ease of use. ...
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New Member Added to Defueling Information Sharing Forum
January 30, 2023
— Defueling Information Sharing Forum (DISF) members concurred with adding one new member as they prepare for their second meeting in 2023...
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Defueling Information Sharing Forum Meeting Notes
January 13, 2023
— The meeting agenda consisted of the following: • Nov. 29 Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Spill and Investigation Update • Repair and Defueling Schedule Update • Additional Membership • Media Participation • Ways to Improve Public Transparency • Questions, Answers & Discussion among Forum Members • Next Defueling Information Sharing Forum (DISF) Meeting ...
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JTF-Red Hill Hosts Second Defueling Information Sharing Forum
January 11, 2023
— 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...
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Joint Task Force – Red Hill Update on AFFF Release Investigation, Remediation Progress & Defueling Efforts
December 27, 2022
— Joint Task Force - Red Hill (JTF-RH) issued the following informational update today regarding the Nov. 29 Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) release investigation, remediation progress, and an update on repairs related to the overall defueling efforts of Red Hill: ...
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Joint Task Force – Red Hill Update on AFFF Remediation Effort
December 9, 2022
— 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...
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Joint Task Force-Red Hill to share release video with Department of Health, Environmental Protection Agency
December 5, 2022
— Joint Task Force - Red Hill will share with the Hawaii Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency surveillance camera footage of the Nov. 29 AFFF release at Adit 6 of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF)...
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