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JTF-RH Spill Response Exercise

Federal Fire Department personnel walk through the tunnel in the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility during a spill response exercise on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 13, 2023. This exercise is mandated by the DOH emergency state order and the EPA 2023 Consent Order. JTF-RH Response Directorate’s purpose is to protect the aquifer and environment by analyzing every scenarios and developing appropriate mitigation measures. JTF-RH is committed to working with all relevant government agencies to ensure Red Hill is defueled safely, expeditiously, and in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, policies and regulations. (DoD photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)

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JTF-RH Spill Response Exercise

Federal Fire Department personnel discuss response plans during a spill response exercise at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 13, 2023. This exercise is mandated by the Hawaii Department of Health emergency state order and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2023 Consent Order. Joint Task Force-Red Hill’s (JTF-RH) Response Directorate’s purpose is to protect the aquifer and environment by analyzing spill scenarios and developing appropriate mitigation measures. JTF-RH is committed to working with all relevant government agencies to ensure Red Hill is defueled safely, expeditiously, and in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, policies and regulations. (DoD photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)

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JTF-RH Surge Tank Draining Day 3

Civilians assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) monitor a fuel pump during surge tank draining at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honolulu, Hawaii, July 19, 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. Army Sgt. Kyler L. Chatman)

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JTF-RH Surge Tank Draining Day 3

Civilians assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) monitor a fuel pump during surge tank draining at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 19, 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. Army Sgt. Kyler L. Chatman)

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JTF-RH Surge Tank Draining Day 3

Civilians assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) reposition a fuel line in preparation for draining the surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 19, 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. Army Sgt. Kyler L. Chatman)

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JTF-RH Surge Tank Draining Day 3

Civilians assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) start a generator in preparation for draining the surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 19, 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. Army Sgt. Kyler L. Chatman)

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JTF-RH Surge Tank Draining Day 3

Civilians assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) secure a fuel hose in preparation for draining the surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 19, 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. Army Sgt. Kyler L. Chatman)

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JTF-RH Surge Tank Draining Day 2

Civilians assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) prepare a fuel hose for connection to a fuel line in preparation for draining surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Honolulu, Hawaii, July 18, 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. Army Sgt. Kyler L. Chatman)

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JTF-RH Surge Tank Draining Day 2

Civilians assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) remove air from a fuel line during the draining of surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Honolulu, Hawaii, July 18, 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. Army Sgt. Kyler L. Chatman)

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JTF-RH Surge Tank Draining Day 2

A civilian assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) prepares a fuel hose for connection to fuel lines in preparation for draining surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Honolulu, Hawaii, July 18, 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. Army Sgt. Kyler L. Chatman)

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JTF-RH Strategic Engagements Director Participates in Leadership Insititute

Joint Task Force Red-Hill (JTF-RH) Strategic Engagements Director, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lance Okamura (center right), speaks alongside fellow panelist Na‘alehu Anthony, Board of Water Supply Chair (far right), Kathleen Ho, State of Hawaii Department of Health Deputy Director for Environmental Health (center) and Hawaii State Rep. Linda Ichiyama (center left), while discussing “Red Hill: The Past, Present and Future,” during the 15th Annual Leadership Institute hosted by Hawaii State Bar Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, July, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabrielle Zagorski)

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DoD IG tours Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Director of Strategic Engagement, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lance Okamura, right, shakes hands with Department of Defense Inspector General Robert Storch, left, during a tour of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, June 27, 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 RHBFSF.

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Tank Tightness Testing, June 28, 2023

Contractors conduct monitoring operations during tank tightness testing at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, June 28, 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 RHBFSF.

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Tank Tightness Testing, June 28, 2023

Contractors conduct monitoring operations at tank seven during tank tightness testing at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, June 28, 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 RHBFSF.

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JTF-RH Hosts NEPA Public Meeting

Defense Logistics Agency-Energy, Facility Sustainment Director Amanda Muscavage, explains the Red Hill defueling and fuel relocation process to a local resident during Joint Task Force-Red Hill’s (JTF-RH) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Environmental Assessment/Overseas Environmental Assessment (EA/OEA) Public Meeting at Ke’ehi Lagoon Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 15, 2023. JTF-RH hosted the public meeting to provide the public with information regarding the NEPA Draft EA/OEA, accept comments, and an opportunity to engage directly with subject matter experts. 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 NEPA 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.

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JTF-RH Hosts NEPA Public Meeting

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michelle Link, speaks with Hawaii State Representative, Linda Ichiyama, at JTF-RH’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Environmental Assessment/Overseas Environmental Assessment (EA/OEA) Public Meeting at Ke’ehi Lagoon Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 15, 2023. JTF-RH hosted the public meeting to provide the public with information regarding the NEPA Draft EA/OEA, accept comments, and an opportunity to engage directly with subject matter experts. 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 NEPA 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.

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DoD photo by Chief Petty Officer Kenneth Takada

Contractors hoist a spool piece removed from the pipeline for the addition of a low-point drain and high-point vent at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), Halawa, Hawaii, Jun. 15, 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 RHBFSF.

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Hawaii DOH and EPA Conduct Walkthrough at RHBFSF

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Repair Directorate Project Manager, U.S. Air Force Maj. John Nussbaum, describes a repair to regulators of the Hawaii Department of Health and Environmental Protection Agency during a walkthrough to observe the repairs performed of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) in Halawa, Hawaii, Jun. 12, 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 RHBFSF.

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JTF-RH Spill Response Exercise

Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) and spill response personnel perform and observe a spill response exercise on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 8, 2023. JTF-RH and spill response personnel use utility boats to create a barrier with a boom to provide containment in the case of a spill. A rapid response skimmer boat and a vacuum truck with an attached portable skimmer is used to vacuum any contaminants present in the contained area. This exercise is mandated by the DOH emergency state order and the EPA 2023 Consent Order. JTF-RH Response Directorate’s sole purpose is to protect the aquifer and environment by analyzing every possible spill scenario and developing appropriate mitigation measures. JTF-RH is committed to working with all local, state, and government agencies to ensure Red Hill is defueled safely, expeditiously, and in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, policies and regulations.

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JTF-RH Spill Response Exercise

U.S. Navy Lt. Regan Roshetko, assigned to Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH), briefs a representative from the Hawaii Department of Health’s (DOH) Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office, and a representative from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), before beginning a spill response exercise on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 8, 2023. This exercise is mandated by the DOH emergency state order and the EPA 2023 Consent Order. JTF-RH Response Directorate’s sole purpose is to protect the aquifer and environment by analyzing every possible spill scenario and developing appropriate mitigation measures. JTF-RH is committed to working with all local, state, and government agencies to ensure Red Hill is defueled safely, expeditiously, and in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, policies and regulations.

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