REDHORSE Association PO Box 8 Westminster,
CO80036-0008 912-396-1359
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An Association of Past and Present Members of Prime BEEF and RED HORSE
"Let's make us greater, together"
The REDHORSE 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.
by Valerie Mullett
341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Office
9/4/2008 - MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. -- Several members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron recently returned from a seven-month deployment where they completed multi-million dollar projects assisting the Afghanistan and Iraqi people with rebuilding their communities.
For one rural Montana town about eight miles east of Fairfield, the contributions of the 819th RHS can't be measured in monetary worth.
"What they have done for us is huge," said Chris Christensen, school board chairman of the Greenfield School. "There is no other way to say it. We could not have done it without them."
What they did was help four employees of the Summit Recreation Company and a handful of community volunteers assemble a new playground Aug. 15 to 17 in time for the opening of school Aug. 21.
by Senior Airman Eydie Sakura
341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Office
8/19/2008 - MALSTROM AFB, Mont. -- Four members of the 819th RED HORSE Squadron received Bronze Star Medals Aug. 14 for their efforts in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom October through April 2007, while 11 Airmen earned the Air Force Combat Action Medal.
All medals were presented by Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) commander, at the RED HORSE hangar before the squadron, family and friends.
"Coming before a group like this, and listening to the description of the actions taken to earn these medals, is really amazing," General Elder said. "We know there is great work being done and it really catches your attention."
The general said RED HORSE's capability to accomplish expeditionary construction has no match and no other country or service can do it like the people in RED HORSE.
"We cannot say enough about what you're contributing to the overall (war) effort," he said. "We sometimes lose sight of the reason we're over there, and it's to build a nation and help the Iraqis and Afghanis bring stability to their countries."
by Airman 1st Class Nichelle Griffiths
36th Wing Public Affairs
8/3/2008 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The change of command ceremony for the 554th RED HORSE Squadron was held at the Oceanview Conference Center here Aug. 2.
Incoming commander, Lt. Col. Anthony Davit was previously stationed at the 823rd RHS, Hurlburt Field, Fla., as the deputy commander.
"Colonel Davit brings a solid background and knows what it takes to operate a RHS," said Col. Daniel Settergren, 36th Contingency Response Group commander.
Like the RHS here, the 823rd RHS in provides highly mobile, self-sufficient and rapidly deployable engineering capabilities worldwide.
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The Air National Guard’s oldest rapid engineering, deployable, heavy operational repair squadron engineer (RED HORSE) set itself anew here July 20 with the historic activation of a new 200-person detachment, 37 years after the squadron's inception.
Although a morning storm at Mansfield Air Guard Base shortened the activation ceremony for Detachment 1 of the 200th RED HORSE Squadron (RHS), hundreds of its red-capped civil engineers were still able to witness their unit's new flag unfurled outside.
--Camp Blanding, Florida--The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron Commander Colonel Jack Paschal (right) received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award from State Command Chief Master Sergeant Chuck Wisniewski on Sunday, 13 July 2008.
The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron was cited for "exceptionally meritorious service from 1 August 2005 to 31 July 2007. During this period, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Squadron supported hurricane relief operations in the hardest hit areas of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The unit deployed with extremely short notice to provide engineering support for a 500-man Florida National Guard task force mobilized to conduct security and recovery operations. Unit members demonstrated exceptional civil engineering skills, outstanding work ethic, and adaptability in their efforts to improve living conditions of the citizens of Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. In addition, the 202nd RED HORSE was mobilized and deployed to support Multi-National Forces-Iraq and Central Command Air Forces combat engineering taskings in direct support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. In true RED HORSE tradiiton, unit members successfully rose to the task of providing engineering excellence in austere locations at fourteen bases in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Qatar, from October 2006 to May 2007, directly contributing to the Global War On Terror."
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