March 3, 2023 Excavation starts at Haleakalā fuel spill MAUI, Hawaii -- Following approval of a work plan, excavation for the Haleakalā fuel spill cleanup began March 3, 2023, at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex. The excavation was delayed due to inclement weather at the summit.
Feb. 23, 2023 Excavation contract awarded for fuel clean up The U.S. Space Force awarded an excavation contract Feb. 14 to Tunista Services in after approximately 700 gallons of fuel were released from an on-site backup generator Jan. 29, on the Haleakalā summit. U.S. Ecology, a sub-contractor and environmental services provider with more than 70 years of
Feb. 23, 2023 SecAF Kendall visits Maui Space Surveillance Complex fuel spill The Secretary of the Air Force met with representatives from local advocacy groups to discuss the Air Force's commitment to addressing a recent fuel leak at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex.
Feb. 16, 2023 SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE INDOPACIFIC COMMANDER TO PROVIDE UPDATE ON MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE COMPLEX FUEL SPILL REMEDIATION Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific Commander Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir will hold a press conference Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m. alongside local officials to provide an update on the Maui Space Surveillance Complex diesel fuel spill remediation
Feb. 15, 2023 Space Force retains cultural expert with ancestral ties to Haleakalā The U.S. Space Force finalized a contract with CKM Cultural Resources Feb. 14 to provide a cultural advisor and monitor in support of the remediation project atop Haleakalā.An equipment malfunction of a back-up generator, at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex, released 700 gallons of fuel into the
Feb. 15, 2023 STARCOM debuts another service-level exercise in POLARIS HAMMER 23 The 392d Combat Training Squadron under Delta 1, Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), developed and delivered POLARIS HAMMER 23, which provided command and control training to both U.S. and Australian forces, Feb. 6-9, 2023, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Feb. 13, 2023 U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific commander meets with King Kamehameha descendants Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific commander, met with lineal descendants of King Kamehameha Feb. 10, atop Haleakala, Hawaii.
Feb. 10, 2023 U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific commander details fuel spill with local Maui school PUKALANI, Hawaii -- Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific commander, spoke Feb. 9, 2023, with a group of about 60 student leaders at Kamehameha Schools Maui in Pukalani, Hawaii. Mastalir detailed a fuel spill atop nearby Haleakala, a place
Feb. 1, 2023 MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE COMPLEX DIESEL FUEL SPILL HALEAKALA, Hawaii -- Approximately 700 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex (MSSC) located at the summit of Haleakala, Hawaii, Jan. 29.Due to a mechanical issue, a diesel fuel pump for an on-site backup generator failed to shutoff during the night of Jan. 29. At 8