202d RED HORSE Squadron

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).

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


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

Tactical Air Command (TAC) 1985 - 1992

Air Combat Command (ACC) Jan 1993 - Present

Previous designations

Not Applicable

Bases stationed

Weapons Systems Operated

N/A

References
  1. Pike, John. "202nd RED HORSE". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. "202nd RED HORSE".



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