HONOLULU – On Nov. 2, 2022, Joint Task Force-Red Hill continued the final phase of its unpacking operation using pumps to remove remaining fuel from the pipelines connecting the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility to fuel points on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. During operations today, the JTF removed approximately 47,800 gallons of F-76 fuel.
All JP-5 and F-24 fuel has been removed from the pipelines. The Hawaii Department of Health and Environmental Protection Agency will continue to provide oversight of operations. Based on current flow rates, the JTF expects to complete all unpacking by Nov. 3. We will continue to provide public updates.
The total fuel removed to date for all evolutions is approximately 1,011,399 gallons.
• JP-5: 215,359 gallons (208,639 gravity + 6,720 low point transfer) – unpacking for this line is complete
• F-24: 161,220 gallons (92,316 gravity + 68,904 low point transfer) – unpacking for this line is complete
• F-76: 634,820 gallons (586,982 gravity + 47,838 low point transfer) – unpacking this line is not complete; continuing to remove fuel using low point transfer
We continue to provide imagery and videos of the operation at: https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/JointTaskForceRedHill
Regular updates and information can be found at:
https://www.pacom.mil/jtf-red-hill
Date Taken: | 11.02.2022 |
Date Posted: | 11.07.2022 20:02 |
Story ID: | 432848 |
Location: | HONOLULU, HAWAII, US |
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