Navy Transfers Land for Recreation in Hawaii

The city and county of Honolulu took control of about 400 acres of former Navy land recently, as the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. The area will be used for public recreation, Mayor Rick Blangiardi said.

“It is a place of significance for the Navy, and now it is a place that will continue that significance for the future of the community,” Assistant Secretary of the Navy Meredith Berger said at a ceremony. “There is so much potential here in all that we can do, and we are glad to be a part of it and continue to be a part of it.”

PFAS Cleanup in Ohio and Across the Air Force

The Air Force has spent almost $59 million to address PFAS contamination at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio – part of $2.2 billion it has spent nationally on cleaning up forever chemicals since EPA announced new allowable standards in April, Military.com reported.

Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tristan Labuguen