Pentagon to shut down Honolulu fuel storage facility




Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Summary: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin decided this week to completely shut down DoD’s giant fuel storage farm near Honolulu. The Red Hill facility has leaked fuel into groundwater supplies. The most recent incident sickened some 6,000 people living in Navy housing. The decision has major strategic and logistics implications for the indo-pacific region. The military is going to need to replace that storage capacity one way or another. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu talked about the challenges with Hudson Institute military logistics expert Tim Walton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices