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National Guard Struggles As Troops Leave At A Faster Pace
With more losses likely on the horizon, Guard leaders are looking for ways to entice service members to join or reenlist.
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Hawaii Gives The Military The Go-Ahead To Start Draining Fuel From Red Hill
The first phase to remove fuel from three pipelines at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility will begin later this month, health officials said.
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Hawaii Veterans Say VA Bureaucracy Is Hampering Access To Health Care
The visiting Veterans Affairs secretary outlined plans for improvements, including hiring more nurses and expanding telehealth.
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Lead Detected Near Military’s Ewa Beach Shooting Range, Surfrider Says
The Marine Corps expressed skepticism about the findings. The state health department said it would investigate.
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The Defueling Of The Red Hill Storage Facility Is In This Admiral’s Hands
The commander of a new task force aimed at safely removing fuel from the WWII-era facility promised accountability and transparency in dealing with the aftermath of last year’s leaks.
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Danny De Gracia: The Navy Needs To Make Red Hill A Priority
The U.S. military has built megastructures under wartime conditions on short orders when enthusiasm and necessity were involved.
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Navy Releases Another 1,000 Gallons Of Raw Sewage Into Pearl Harbor
The leak comes as community members are increasingly critical of the military’s treatment of Hawaii’s environment.
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Hawaii Fines Navy $8.7 Million For Sewage Leakage Near Pearl Harbor
The health department wants to prevent a “potential catastrophic failure” of the wastewater facility, an official said.
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Russia Gives Citizenship To Ex-Hawaii NSA Contractor Edward Snowden
U.S. intelligence officials have accused him of putting U.S. personnel at risk and damaging national security. He currently faces charges in the United States that could result in decades in prison.
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EPA Finds Navy Violated Environmental Rules At Red Hill, Hickam
The findings add to a long list of compliance and maintenance failures in the military’s fuel operations on Oahu.