Nov. 14, 2024
Press Release: The DoD OIG Releases Reports and Management Advisory on Hawaii’s Red Hill Fuel Incidents
Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released two reports on the overall safety of the Defense Fuel Support Point Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (JBPHH), including the operation of the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and the actions taken with regard to the contamination of the JBPHH Community Water System in Oahu, Hawaii. Additionally, the DoD OIG released a management advisory highlighting concerns with the Navy’s handling of incidents involving aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), a fire suppressant, at Defense Fuel Support Point JBPHH.