Defense News in Brief: U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Orders Red Hill Investigation

Source: United States Navy

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, ordered a command investigation into the Nov. 20, 2021, recovery of about 14,000 gallons of a water-and-fuel mixture from a fire suppression drain line, located about ¼ mile downhill of the fuel tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The command investigation will include a new review of the fuel leak of the pipeline at the facility on May 6, 2021.

Defense News in Brief: U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Inspired to Share USS Arizona Relics

Source: United States Navy

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii — On October 17, 1916, Woodrow Wilson was president and the average pay for an ensign in the Navy was $141.67 per month. The world was embroiled in World War I and the United States was preparing for the reality of having to join the bloody battle. The same year, USS Arizona (BB-39) was commissioned at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York.

Defense News in Brief: USS Minnesota Returns from Deployment

Source: United States Navy

GROTON, Conn. – Many people were shopping for sales on the day after Thanksgiving, but the families of the crew of the USS Minnesota (SSN 783) got the best deal. The Virginia-class fast attack submarine returned to Naval Submarine Base New London on Friday, Nov. 26, after a seven-month deployment.