Stories

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)

A Soldier’s Experience with Motherhood
May 11, 2023 — The second Sunday of May is dedicated to honoring mothers who have given birth, raised, and made numerous sacrifices for their children. For mothers in uniform like Col. Dominique Cummings, Training Director at Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH), she’s no stranger to the sacrifices made by mothers when they deploy... MORE

Col. Dominique Cummings (3rd from left) and her family. (Photo courtesy of the Cummings family)

JTF-RH’s 'Embedded Historian' has a part in creating history
May 8, 2023 — Legacy has a funny way of cementing itself, while history has a knack of repeating. A historian by trade, legislative affairs chief by demand and a mediator by nature, Rana Lynn Kennedy understands this statement all too well. The Kaua’i native finds herself in the midst of a challenging past and the hope for a promising future for everyone living on O’ahu... MORE

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Chief of Legislative Affairs, Rana Lynn Kennedy, poses for a photo at JTF-RH Headquarters on Ford Island, Hawaii, May 3, 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 Environmental Assessment, regulatory approvals and operational planning for all major milestones. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Mackintosh)