Red Hill to start ‘milestone’ in defueling

The military entity charged with removing 104 million gallons of aviation and marine fuels from the Navy’s controversial, underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Halawa marks a milestone Monday.

That day, Joint Task Force-Red Hill — composed of members of various U.S. armed services — will begin “repacking” operations to fill empty pipelines that snake for miles under and through the World War II-era facility with more fuel in order to remove any air.

That work will pave the way for gravity-based defueling of the site’s main underground storage tanks by Oct. 16, according to Vice Adm. John Wade, who commands the task force.

August 26, 2023: Red Hill to start ‘milestone’ in defueling, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

August 25, 2023: Military offers inside look at Red Hill facility as crews prepare to begin defueling, Hawaiʻi News Now

August 25, 2023: Defueling to soon begin at Red Hill, KITV