U.S deputy defense secretary ordered to visit Navy’s Red Hill facility, meet with Hawaii leaders

TL;DR - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Monday he is “personally monitoring” efforts to mitigate contami­nation of the Navy’s water supply on Oahu, which serves some 93,000 people.

“Nothing is more important to me or to this Department than the health, safety and well-being of our people and their families, as well as that of residents living near our installations,” Austin said in a news release.

December 14, 2021: U.S deputy defense secretary ordered to visit Navy’s Red Hill facility, meet with Hawaii leaders, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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