By WILLIAM COLE | The Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Published: February 2, 2021 HONOLULU (Tribune News Service) From the beginning, the Navy s Red Hill underground fuel tanks have leaked, said David Kimo Frankel, an attorney for the Sierra Club. In 1949, Tank 16 was leaking 546 gallons a day. On some days that rose to more than 1, 550 gallons, he said. In 1958 a tank leaked 1, 500 gallons of fuel. In 1971 there was a 20, 000-gallon leak, and in 1980 another tank leaked more than 25, 000 gallons, he said. And there was the 2014 leak of 27, 000 gallons, which the Navy said was the fault of a contractor. The Red Hill tanks cannot be, and are not operated, in a manner that is protective of our (groundwater ), Frankel said. There is a practical alternative: build new tanks above ground in a safe location (and) relocate the fuel just as the Navy did on the mainland.
Akima Subsidiary Awarded $45.7 Million Contract to Support Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Flying Squadrons
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RiverTech will provide non-flying capabilities and support efforts to increase aircrew capabilities and retention
“The functional expertise we deliver behind the scenes allows aircrew members to focus on their primary missions of flying and fighting improving aircrew retention and delivering increased value to our customers, said Scott Rauer, President of Akima’s Facilities Solutions Group. HERNDON, Va. (PRWEB) January 26, 2021 Akima today announced that its subsidiary, RiverTech, has been awarded a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Aviation Squadrons Administrative Support contract by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide functional support at eight Air Force bases. The estimated value of the contract is $45.7 million over three years, if all options are exercised.
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Navy to Expand Land-Based Testing for Unmanned Vessels, Conduct Offensive Firepower Analysis for USVs
January 25, 2021 2:39 PM
Medium displacement unmanned surface vehicle (MDUSV) prototype Sea Hunter is moored onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. US Navy Photo
A longstanding slogan for the best use of unmanned systems is to perform “dull, dirty and dangerous” missions instead of humans.
Early unmanned systems development embraced this idea, with the Navy developing and fielding systems to “mow the lawn” in minefields and to conduct round-the-clock maritime surveillance.
34 The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 22.
Cmdr. Samuel Bell, from Wrightstown, New Jersey, relieved Cmdr. John Gonser, from Amityville, New York, as Cheyenne’s commanding officer, during the ceremony which was held in the Submarine Squadron 1 War Room.
“USS Cheyenne has a storied legacy in the submarine force,” said Gonser. “Sailors are rightfully proud to join that tradition. When I took command, I challenged the crew to make those who came before us, who built that legacy, proud of us. For the past 41 months, this crew did just that. I am humbled and awed to call each and every one of them a shipmate.”
Posted on January 20th, 2021 KAMALIKA PIERIS
The military relationship between Sri Lanka and USA is continuing. Sri Lanka Air Force Airmen and Pacific Air Forces Airmen participated in the first virtual and fourth annual Airmen-to-Airmen Talk, known as A2AT, hosted from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on December 2020.
The Talk included subject matter experts from each country in
logistics, flight safety, risk management, crisis response, cyber security and
medical procedures in response to chemical, biological, radiological and
nuclear emergencies. The effort is designed to help the Department of Defence
work toward a free and open Indo-Pacific region. We’ve been especially