The RED HORSE and Prime BEEF Association was formed in 2001 as it was determined there was a need for all USAF Combat Civil Engineers to remain in touch, re-establish old friendships, create new ones, perpetuate our spirit and traditions, represent the interests, provide a fraternal atmosphere, encourage social interaction, develop a scholarship fund and support our members in their time of need.
Our Missionis to increase awareness of the USAF Combat Civil Engineers accomplishments and tradition of excellence past and present during war and peace time with the American populace, preserve our proud heritage, share our legacy and to foster strong and mutually beneficial relationships among government, educational and civic leaders. It is our desire to be a significant force of support towards the USAF CE strategic mission, to be able to contribute to the over all morale and enhance the welfare of our profession.
We are a non-profit, tax exempt, non-commercial professional military association that exists to support, promote and develop the interests of all past, present, Active, AFRC and ANG USAF Combat Civil Engineer professionals.
Membership applications are available on this web site (the second red tab on the top left of this page) or feel free to contact us for more information.
ARLINGTON, Va., (3/3/10) -- A moment of silence will be observed
today by the 203rd RED HORSE Squadron of the Virginia Air National
Guard to honor the lives of 18 unit members and three Florida Army
Guard aviators, who perished in a military transport crash nine years
ago.
A memorial ceremony is being planned for the unit's next drill on March 21.
The 18 engineers and three Florida aviators from Detachment 1 of the
171st Aviation Battalion, were killed on March 3, 2001, as the 203rd
members were returning home after completing a two-week, military
construction project at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The C-23 Sherpa they were
flying in crashed in a cotton field near Unadilla, Ga.
by Capt. Nathan D. Broshear
12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs
2/22/2010 - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Engineers
from the 190th Air Refueling Wing and 184th Intelligence Wing, Kansas
Air National Guard, were conducting a routine survey of the field
adjacent to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti when they discovered a
group of Airmen had been there before.
While leveling the field, Airmen noticed the words "820 RHS 94 95 96"
on an enormous concrete block. The podium shaped block was so large
engineers driving earthmovers left it in the center of the newly formed
24th Air Expeditionary Group encampment.
"Discovering this was a complete surprise to me," said Col. Dan
Courtois, the 24th Air Expeditionary Group commander. "It's a good
feeling to know we are following in the footsteps of other Airmen who
have helped the people of Haiti."
by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente
36th Wing Public Affairs
10/12/2009 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Fifty-eight
Airmen from the 554th RED HORSE Squadron returned home Oct. 10 after a
seven-month deployment in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring
Freedom.
This was the squadron's first deployment outside of U.S. Pacific
Command in 35 years to provide mobile civil engineering response to
support contingency operations in Southwest Asia.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DWYER, Afghanistan -- Before the arrival of the
809th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron, the occupants were living in a
British compound lined with tents relying solely on supplies brought in
from convoys and air drops. Now, the vital role of the Red Horse
mission is providing aerial access into this region of Helmand
province.
"As U.S. forces produce smaller combat outposts in Helmand province to
soldify our position in combating terrorism and rebuilding
infrastructure in Afghanistan, [Forward Operating Base] Dwyer provides
a hub for United States Forces - Afghanistan to put combat and medevac
assets into use," said Capt. Vincent Rea, 809th Expeditionary Red Horse
Squadron detachment officer in charge. "Having the capability to bring
fixed and rotary aerial assets here is huge asset for servicemembers
here."
9/3/2009 - MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- When
the morning sun has fully breached the horizon on Forward Operating
Base Dwyer, it is already 115 degrees Fahrenheit. The small, formerly
British post in southern Afghanistan hosts a team of Airmen as they
labor in the desert. Winds howl at 35 kilometers per hour across open
acres of land sending dust throughout the work sites where a $911,000
air strip has been constructed.
It's not abnormal for visibility to be less than 50 feet on the new 4,300-foot flight line. In this environment, the 809th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron has accomplished a task no previous RED HORSE unit has.
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