With more losses likely on the horizon, Guard leaders are looking for ways to entice service members to join or reenlist.

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.

The visiting Veterans Affairs secretary outlined plans for improvements, including hiring more nurses and expanding telehealth.

The Marine Corps expressed skepticism about the findings. The state health department said it would investigate.

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.

The U.S. military has built megastructures under wartime conditions on short orders when enthusiasm and necessity were involved.

The leak comes as community members are increasingly critical of the military’s treatment of Hawaii’s environment.

The health department wants to prevent a “potential catastrophic failure” of the wastewater facility, an official said.

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.

The findings add to a long list of compliance and maintenance failures in the military’s fuel operations on Oahu.