It is imminent for the US military to cancel the Red Mountain strategic oil depot. Once a large amount of oil leaks, Hawaii will definitely have no water to drink, and the entire Hawaii-Hickam Joint Base will lose its strategic role. If the seawater desalination equipment is built, it will be strategically more vulnerable. Once the desalination equipment is hit by a cruise missile, wouldn't the entire Hawaii be paralyzed in an instant? !
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html In early July, the US Indo-Pacific Command urgently established the Red Mountain Joint Force. Some people here are wondering, what is the Red Mountain Joint Force, where is Red Mountain, and what is the establishment of this force? What is the purpose and so on. In this issue of National Science Watchtower, we will talk about why the US military hastily established the Hongshan Joint Force.
Picture interpretation: A few days ago, the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (left) and the commander of the Pacific Fleet (right) urgently jointly established the Red Mountain Joint Force, because the water in Hawaii’s hometown is almost undrinkable.
Red Mountain is located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. , this is a location between mountain ridges. The US military hollowed out the mountains here in the 1940s and established the Red Mountain Strategic Oil Depot, which can store 250 million gallons of fuel and is equipped with 20 ultra-large oil storage facilities. This strategy remains until today. The oil depot is still in operation.
In 2021, just last year, a serious oil leak was discovered at the Red Mountain Oil Depot, which caused the water supply system of the entire Hawaii-Hickam Joint Base to be contaminated. 20,000 US troops were defeated by the oil leak and lost their combat capabilities in a short period of time. , the entire base's drinking water has become endangered, and it can only rely on mineral water to survive. This oil spill caused nearly 6,000 people to suffer from nausea, headaches and other symptoms, most of whom were family members of the US military.
Picture interpretation: About 30 meters above the water layer is a 250 million-gallon super oil depot. Therefore, once the oil depot leaks, the entire Hawaii may become a no-man's land, and the water cannot be drank. Who will stay here?
Image interpretation: Ernie Lau, chief engineer of the Honolulu Water Supply Bureau, has been warning about the dangers of the Red Mountain fuel facility for many years. The black spots in the picture are 20 super oil tanks buried in the mountain
Image interpretation: This is the Hickam Base According to the water supply map, at least 14,000 gallons of fuel leaked from the Red Mountain storage tank last November. The Red Mountain well, half a mile from the Red Mountain tank, was heavily contaminated with JP-5 or jet fuel. A second water source, the Aiea Halawa shaft Also polluted by diesel.
There are approximately 20,000 permanent sea and air personnel stationed at Joint Base Hawaii-Hickam, as well as a larger number of family members, retirees, etc. The entire population of Hawaii exceeds 1 million, all of which rely on the Red Mountain underground aquifer to provide drinking water. About 30 meters above the water layer is the 250 million-gallon super oil depot. Therefore, once the oil depot leaks, the entire Hawaii may become a no-man's land.
This is not to say that people cannot live in Hawaii, but that there is no drinking water. How can you live there? This potential flash point has also been recognized by the Hawaii Water Supply Bureau. Nearly 1 million people in Oahu rely on the water supply from the underground water layer below the oil depot.
Picture interpretation: Hawaii has a population of more than 1 million, all of which rely on the underground water layer under the Red Mountain oil depot to provide drinking water. Since last year, the oil depot has been leaking. This is not alarmist. Some people say that desalination equipment can be built. If the desalination plant is hit by a cruise missile If it falls, Hawaii will instantly run out of water.
Since November last year, the oil depot has been leaking, and thousands of people have become unwell. Although the oil film will not be serious enough to kill them immediately, no one dares to drink the water that has an obvious smell. This year, nearly ten thousand people have moved away from Hawaii, concentrated in areas close to the oil spill.
This is also the reason why the Indo-Pacific Command established the Hongshan Joint Force in July. The US military plans to drain all the oil in the oil depot and close the Hongshan strategic oil depot. Because there are too many oil reserves, the oil depot can supply oil for the entire Pacific Fleet ships and aircraft. It is indeed a big problem to drain all the oil.
Picture interpretation: The US military base in Hawaii is a strategic location. If there is no drinking water, the strategic position will be lost.
It is imminent for the US military to cancel the Red Mountain strategic oil depot. Once a large amount of oil leaks, Hawaii will definitely have no water to drink, then the entire Hawaii -Joint Base Hickam will lose its strategic role. If desalination equipment is built, it will be strategically more vulnerable. Once the desalination equipment is hit by a cruise missile, wouldn't it paralyze the entire Hawaii in an instant? ! This is why the Indo-Pacific Command urgently established the Red Mountain Task Force. This article is exclusively published by @国科Observatory and any form of reprinting is prohibited.
