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