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Revision as of 01:45, 23 April 2006 by Unreal128 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Operation Red Hat was a U.S. Military action to move chemical warefare munitions from Okinawa, Japan to Johnston Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean.
In 1969, 23 U.S. servicemen and one U.S. civilian stationed in Okinawa, Japan, were exposed to low levels of the nerve agent sarin while repainting the military depot buildings. The weapons had been kept secret from Japan, sparking a furor in that country and an international incident.
Once Operation Red Hat commenced in 1971, the Army leased 41 acres on Johnston. Phase I of the operation took place in January and moved 150 tons of mustard agent munitions. Phase II moved the remainder of the munitions, about 12,500 tons, in September.
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