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Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility
DOD ^ | 3/7/2022

Posted on 03/07/2022 5:51:27 PM PST by cuz1961

After close consultation with senior civilian and military leaders, I have decided to defuel and permanently close the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility in Hawaii.

(Excerpt) Read more at defense.gov ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: fuel; hawaii; navy
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And while Mao media is obsesed with europe

CCP China salavitates over Taiwan,,,

especially now that our Pacific fleet is in a pickle.

We are forked.

1 posted on 03/07/2022 5:51:27 PM PST by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961

To be replaced by his Wind


2 posted on 03/07/2022 5:54:28 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: cuz1961

Lead, follow, or get out of the way, are not applicable here.


3 posted on 03/07/2022 5:55:05 PM PST by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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To: cuz1961

Well, at least Nagumo doesn’t have to worry about sending in the third strike....oh, wait...wrong war.


4 posted on 03/07/2022 5:56:22 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: cuz1961

Anywhere else to gas up the ships?

Or is Austin just sending a signal to the CCP?


5 posted on 03/07/2022 5:56:33 PM PST by OKSooner (Defend America first. Let the Limeys and the Frogs and the Krauts take care of Europe.)
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To: cuz1961
Humvee, tank and APC ready...


6 posted on 03/07/2022 5:58:16 PM PST by moovova
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To: cuz1961

Foolish.


7 posted on 03/07/2022 5:59:35 PM PST by madison10
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It’s an old old very old facility and it’s contaminated the ground water apparently.

Upgrades should have happened but the USA was too busy spending its money on other countries.

I dont understand why they aren’t just replacing the leaking storage tanks piece meal instead of abandoning it.

This will not only cripple our fleet logistics it will devastate the local economy if the fleet packs up and leaves I would think.


8 posted on 03/07/2022 6:10:34 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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What does this mean? What will be the future fueling resource that will take the place of this Red Hill facility? The article and official statement is peculiar and opaque.


9 posted on 03/07/2022 6:12:31 PM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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They JUST updated the facilities 5 years ago. But now it’s not a strategic necessity for the pacific navy?

BS!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hill_Underground_Fuel_Storage_Facility


10 posted on 03/07/2022 6:13:31 PM PST by Skywise
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To: moovova

When the marauders are approaching with bayonets fixed, our younger generations will either be fleeing, or plugged into these stations trying to charge their phones so they can figure out if they should be fleeing too...


11 posted on 03/07/2022 6:15:23 PM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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They JUST updated the facilities 5 years ago.

/\

Figures.

TaliBidens white flag for CCP ?


12 posted on 03/07/2022 6:15:27 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: cuz1961

Next they will announce that the pacific fleet will be moving to San Diego….


13 posted on 03/07/2022 6:22:20 PM PST by Hogblog
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Maybe they can hobble along on a bunch of oil tankers ?


14 posted on 03/07/2022 6:27:40 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: cuz1961; markomalley; DYngbld; TADSLOS; xsrdx; big'ol_freeper; Mark17; mikefive; JDoutrider; ...

Not good. Ping.


15 posted on 03/07/2022 6:28:31 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: OKSooner
Anywhere else to gas up the ships?


16 posted on 03/07/2022 6:42:10 PM PST by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: Jet Jaguar

well, wi everything going electric, why not???


17 posted on 03/07/2022 7:00:18 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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Makes sense; why does the modern Navy need oil, anyway?


18 posted on 03/07/2022 8:35:29 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (Hey, hey, ho, ho Fidel Trudeau Has got to go!)
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Woke Generals hollowing out our military.


19 posted on 03/08/2022 2:21:16 AM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: madison10

Beyond stupid.


20 posted on 03/08/2022 4:40:46 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.q at)
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