203d RED HORSE Squadron

The United States Air Force's 203d RED HORSE squadron is an Air National Guard unit located at Camp Pendleton, 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.[1]

203d RED HORSE Squadron
Active1985 – present
CountryUnited States
AllegianceAir National Guard
BranchUnited States Air Force
Garrison/HQCamp Pendleton, Virginia
Motto(s)"Lead, Follow, or get the hell out of the way!"

Mission
  • To provide highly mobile, rapidly deployable civil engineering response force self-sufficient for worldwide deployment.[2][3][4][5]

Major Command/Gaining Command

Major Command (MAJCOM), Air Combat Command (ACC), headquartered in Langly Air Force base, Virginia.

Bases stationed

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. )

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Pike, John. "203rd RED HORSE". globalsecurity.org.
  3. "Airmen, veterans, families celebrate 30th anniversary of 203rd RED HORSE". vaguard.dodlive.mil.
  4. "Camp Pendleton - Virginia". Air National Guard.
  5. "Category Archives: 203rd RED HORSE". vaguard.dodlive.mil.


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