Subcommittee on Readiness Hearing: “Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility: The Current Crisis, the Response, and the Way Forward”
January 11, 2022
Subcommittee on Readiness Hearing: “Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility: The Current Crisis, the Response, and the Way Forward”
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
(10:00am ET – 2118 Rayburn and via WebEx – Open)
Purpose: This hearing will conduct oversight into the Navy’s maintenance of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, the Navy’s investigation into and response to the November 2021 release of fuel from Red Hill facility impacting drinking water, its impacts on servicemembers and civilians, clean-up and remediation efforts, and next steps forward.
Witnesses:
Vice Admiral Yancy Lindsey Commander, Navy Installations Command
Rear Admiral Blake Converse Deputy Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Rear Admiral John K. Korka Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Chief of Civil Engineers
Rear Admiral Peter Stamatopoulos Supply Corps, United States Navy Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command and 49th Chief of Supply Corps
Captain Michael McGinnis Pacific Fleet Surgeon Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
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