202d RED HORSE Squadron

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202d RED HORSE Squadron
Active1985 – present
CountryUnited States
AllegianceAir National Guard
BranchUnited States Air Force
Garrison/HQCamp Blanding, Florida

The United States Air Force's 202d RED HORSE squadron is a civil engineering unit of the Florida Air National Guard located at Camp Blanding, Florida. RED HORSE is an acronym formed from "Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers." If mobilized to active duty with the U.S. Air Force, the squadron is operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC).


Mission[]

  • To provide highly mobile, rapidly deployable civil engineering response force self-sufficient for worldwide deployment.[1]

History[]

  • January 1985 - 202nd RED HORSE Squadron activated at Camp Blanding, Florida.
  • Spring / Summer 1998 - 202 RHS is placed on State Active Duty (SAD) to combat wildfires in Florida.
  • July 2002 - 202 RHS was deployed to Jamaica to assist in the building of a clinic.[2]
  • August 2004 - October 2004 - 202 RHS and 203 RHS provide support across Florida in response to Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan.
  • 202 RHS and 203 RHS was deployed to Camp Darby, Italy to support depot storage.
  • August 2005 - 202 RHS deployed to Mississippi and Louisiana as a relief force in response to Hurricane Katrina.


Assignments[]

  • Florida Air National Guard - Jan 1985 - Present


Major Command/Gaining Command[]

Air Combat Command - Jan 1985 - Present

Previous designations[]

Not Applicable

Bases stationed[]

  • Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Florida (Jan 1985 – Present)

Weapons Systems Operated[]

N/A

References[]

  1. ^ Pike, John. "202nd RED HORSE". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/202rh.htm

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