GOP Lawmaker Raises Alarms on Navy’s Fuel Plan Amid Rising Chinese Military Threat

The House Select Committee on the China Communist Party (CCP) has asked the U.S. Navy to provide a detailed long-term plan for fuel redistribution for American forces after the recent closure of the strategic Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii. In a letter dated Jan. 17 to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) raised concerns that the Pentagon lacks a clear plan for storing and distributing fuel for U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific. He warned that the U.S. forces will likely face a failure if this logical issue is not addressed. “In the face of the Chinese Communist Party’s historic military buildup, creating a viable, long-term plan to redistribute Red Hill’s fuel is a strategic imperative,” the letter warned....