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JTF-RH Repacking Operations

A civilian employee assigned to Joint Task Force Red-Hill performs maintenance on a fuel line during repacking operations inside the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 31, 2023. Repacking is necessary to remove all air from the pipelines and ensure a stable flow of fuel when gravity defueling the main underground storage tanks. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Randall E. Corpuz)

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JTF-RH Repacking Operations

A civilian employee assigned to Joint Task Force Red-Hill performs maintenance on a fuel line during repacking operations inside the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 31, 2023. Repacking is necessary to remove all air from the pipelines and ensure a stable flow of fuel when gravity defueling the main underground storage tanks. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Randall E. Corpuz)

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JTF-RH monitors video feeds from the newly-installed cameras

A civilian employee assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) monitors video feeds from the newly installed cameras at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 29, 2023. The cameras represent one layer of JTF-RH’s multi-layered approach implemented to quickly respond to a threat to the environment or human safety which are monitored 24-hours a day during fuel line repacking and defueling of the storage tanks. Repacking is necessary to remove all air from the pipelines and ensure a stable flow if fuel when gravity defueling the main underground storage tanks. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)

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JTF-RH roving security and fire watch team patrol

A Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team member, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Lawrence Ortiz checks a pipe at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 29, 2023. JTF-RH roving security and fire watch teams began 24-hour surveillance of the RHBFSF during fuel line repacking. Repacking is necessary to remove all air from the pipelines and ensure a stable flow of fuel when gravity defueling the main underground storage tanks. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)

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JTF-RH roving security and fire watch team patrol

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team members patrol the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 29, 2023. JTF-RH roving security and fire watch teams began 24-hour surveillance of the RHBFSF during fuel line repacking. Repacking is necessary to remove all air from the pipelines and ensure a stable flow of fuel when gravity defueling the main underground storage tanks. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)

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JTF-RH Begins Repacking

As Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) repacking operations commence in the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor Fuels Director, Cmdr. Joseph Bossi, inspects gauges as fuel reenters the pipeline, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 28, 2023. Repacking is necessary to remove all air from the pipelines and ensure a stable flow of fuel when defueling the main underground storage tanks. 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. Army Staff Sgt. Randall Corpuz)

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JTF-RH Strategic Engagement Director meets with U.S. Rep. Ed Case

U.S. Rep. Ed Case meets with Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Strategic Engagement Director, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lance Okamura, during a meeting in his congressional office, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 24, 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)

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JTF-RH Commander meets with the House Special Committee on Red Hill

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Commander, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. John Wade (left) and JTF-RH Strategic Engagement Director, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lance Okamura, enter the Hawaii State Capitol to meet with the House Special Committee on Red Hill, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 24, 2023. JTF-RH is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan. Personnel are focused on 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. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)

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JTF-RH roving security and fire watch team members service SCBA’s at RHBFSF.

A Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team member transports an air tank to service a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus in the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, August 23, 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 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)

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JTF-RH roving security and fire watch team members service SCBA’s at RHBFSF.

A Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team member services a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus in the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, August 23, 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 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)

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JTF-RH roving security and fire watch team members service SCBA’s at RHBFSF.

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team members service a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus in the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, August 23, 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 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)

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JTF-RH Roving Security and Fire Watch Final Exercise

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team members conduct a roving patrol during a final exercise prior to repacking at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 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 Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. (DoD photo by U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brown)

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JTF-RH Roving Security and Fire Watch Final Exercise

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team members respond to a simulated fire during a final exercise prior to repacking at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 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 Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. (DoD photo by U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brown)

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JTF-RH Roving Security and Fire Watch Final Exercise

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team members respond to a simulated fire during a final exercise prior to repacking at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 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 Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. (DoD photo by U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brown)

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JTF-RH Roving Security and Fire Watch Final Exercise

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team members respond to a simulated fire during a final exercise prior to repacking at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 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 Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. (DoD photo by U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brown)

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JTF-RH Roving Security and Fire Watch Final Exercise

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team members respond to a simulated fire during a final exercise prior to repacking at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 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 Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. (DoD photo by U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brown)

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JTF-RH Roving Security and Fire Watch Final Exercise

A Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) roving security and fire watch team member orders and evacuation of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), during a final exercise prior to repacking, Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 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 Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. (DoD photo by U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Brown)

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JTF-RH Implements Additional Aquifer Protective Measures

Service members assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) assemble prior to implementing additional aquifer protective measures at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 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 major milestones. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Randall E. Corpuz)

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JTF-RH Implements Additional Aquifer Protective Measures

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Spill Response Team Chief, U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer David Jones directs JTF-RH personnel during the implementation of additional aquifer protective measures at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 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 major milestones. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Randall E. Corpuz)

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JTF-RH Implements Additional Aquifer Protective Measures

Service members assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) stage drain covers during the implementation of additional aquifer protective measures at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 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 major milestones. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Randall E. Corpuz)

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