military bases and a total of 36,620 military personnel: Army 16,313, Navy 7,792 (drop of 8,000 from 2015), Marines 6,370 and Air Force 4,937, Coast Guard 1208. The state of Hawaii is one of the most militarized states in the nation and Oahu is one of the most militarized islands with seven major U.S. military bases and their accompanying corporations that supply the military with equipment and services. The military's hold on the island of Oahu and its politicians is very strong both psychologically and economically. Navy has made little effort to remove the tanks and put replacements in a less dangerous place.
Yet, those who live on Oahu say: "That's not good enough! You can't have national security by jeopardizing the health security of your citizens." national security and they are being maintained as good as 75-year old tanks can be. The military states that the underground fuel tanks are of strategic importance to U.S. Navy to take the dangerous tanks out of Red Hill. Over the years, studies have documented leaks dating back to 1947, the continued corrosion of the tank liners and the risk of a catastrophic fuel release.ĭrinking water is currently safe to drink, but traces of petroleum chemicals are being detected in the groundwater near the tanks.Ĭoncerned citizens on the island, have for decades been trying to get the U.S. The welding gave way and tens of thousands of gallons of fuel leaked into the water supply. In fact, disaster has already struck when in 2014, 27,000 gallons of jet fuel leaked from a tank that had been repaired with a welded patch.
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