Contractor error, poor Navy oversight cited in Red Hill spill report
A contractor error and the Navy’s failure to provide adequate oversight led to the spill of approximately 1,300 gallons of concentrated aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF — a fire suppressant containing toxic “forever chemicals” — at the Navy’s Red Hill facility in November.
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U.S. Navy Adm. John Wade, leader of Joint Task Force Red Hill, speaks during a press conference on Friday at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.
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Adm. Jeff Kilian speaks during a press conference on Friday.
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Adm. Jeff Kilian speaks during a press conference on Friday.
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U.S. Navy Adm. John Wade, leader of Joint Task Force Red Hill, speaks during a press conference on Friday.
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U.S. Navy Adm. John Wade, leader of Joint Task Force Red Hill, speaks during a press conference on Friday.
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U.S. Navy Adm. John Wade, leader of Joint Task Force Red Hill, speaks during a press conference on Friday.
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U.S. Navy Adm. John Wade, leader of Joint Task Force Red Hill, speaks during a press conference on Friday.
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U.S. Navy Adm. John Wade, leader of Joint Task Force Red Hill, speaks during a press conference on Friday.
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U.S. Navy Adm. John Wade, leader of Joint Task Force Red Hill, speaks during a press conference.
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Notes are reflected in the glasses of U.S. Navy Adm. John Wade, leader of Joint Task Force Red Hill.
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U.S. Navy Adm. John Wade, right, leader of Joint Task Force Red Hill, and Adm. Jeff Kilian take questions from the media .
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