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Joint Task Force – Red Hill Airmen’s Enduring Commitment to Service
September 18, 2023 — Today, as the Air Force celebrates its 76th birthday, the 78 Airmen with Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) honor the valor and sacrifice of the Airmen who came before them. For 70 of those 78, who are members of the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG), the mission to defuel and close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RFBFSF) has personal significance... MORE

Joint Task Force Red-Hill (JTF-RH) Planning Directorate Action Officer, U.S. Air National Guard Major Jeremy Wong, JTF-RH Access Control Point, U.S. Air National Guard Airman First Class Kaeden Kairua, and JTF-RH Air Force Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Steven J. Kau stand outside of JTF-RH Headquarters on Ford Island, Hawaii, Aug. 15, 2023. JTF-RH is in phase four of its five-phase defueling plan. The primary focus of phase four is achieving final coordination between the Hawaii Department of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Defense before beginning gravity defueling. (DoD photo by U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brown)

Joint Task Force-Red Hill Soldier in the Spotlight
March 31, 2023 — Red Hill (JTF-RH) Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS), U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jillian Bourque, has 16 years of military service and numerous notable achievements. Outside of serving in the Army and joint force at the tactical and strategic level, Bourque was a four-year collegiate basketball player and a graduate from the United States Military Academy. She balances her duties as an army officer and a dual-military spouse while being a mother of two small children. She attributes her achievements to having a tremendous support system at home, and having great role models to look up to throughout her career... MORE

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jill Bourque, Deputy Chief of Staff of Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH), poses in front of the JTF-RH Headquarters on Ford Island, Hawaii March 21, 2023. JTF-RH is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan. Personnel are focused on completing repairs, quality control tasks, training, response preparation, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment (EA), regulatory approvals and operational planning for such things as dewatering, repacking, and defueling. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allayah Klein)

Joint Task Force-Red Hill feature of the week
March 17, 2023 — U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Raposa, a Damage Controlman (DC) and native of Taunton, MA, is assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) as a military escort for civilian contractors working at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF). This facility, built more than 80 years ago, is under 100-feet of volcanic rock with 20 vertical fuel tanks, 14 of which are filled with 104 million gallons of fuel. As a military escort, Raposa provides over-watch for the daily maintenance and repairs inside the historic facility. ... MORE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Raposa, a Damage Controlman currently assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH), poses for a photo at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Mar. 3, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Stegall)

U.S. INDOPACOM announces establishment of Joint Task Force Red Hill
July 1, 2022 — Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, announced the establishment of Joint Task Force Red Hill (JTF Red Hill) on June 30. The Secretary of Defense directed the standup of JTF Red Hill. Once on-site in Hawaii, the JTF Commander’s sole responsibility will be to ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in close coordination with the State of Hawaii... MORE