The United States Air Force's 203d RED HORSE squadron is an Air National Guard unit located at State Military Reservation, Virginia. RED HORSE is an acronym formed from "Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers" 1985, the Air National Guard activated 203d RED HORSE Squadron at Camp Pendleton, Virginia. 2001, March 3rd, a C-23 Sherpa carrying 18 Red Horse members and 3 Florida National Guardsmen crashed in Georgia, killing all onboard.
Mission To provide highly mobile, rapidly deployable civil engineering response force self-sufficient for worldwide deployment.
History
Major Command/Gaining Command
Major Command (MAJCOM), Air Combat Command (ACC), headquartered in Langly Air Force base, Virginia.
Previous designations
Bases stationed Camp Pendleton, Virginia (1985 – 2023) State Military Reservation, Virginia 2023 - Present
Weapons Systems Operated (No weapons systems operated other than typical personal weapons, M16 rifle, M60 machine gun, M9 pistol, M203 grenade launcher. This is because this unit is an engineering construction unit, like a civilian construction company, with all of the trades in the unit. Building all types of horizontal and vertical construction, including underground utilities. )
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