Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 3.0 inch-80mm
820th RED HORSE SQUADRON (ACC)
Lineage. Constituted as 820 Installations Squadron on 23 Apr 1956. Activated on 1 Jun 1956. Inactivated on 1 Jan 1960. Redesignated as 820 Civil Engineering Squadron, and activated, on 7 Feb 1961. Organized on 1 Apr 1961. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 15 Sep 1964. Redesignated as 820 Civil Engineering Squadron (Heavy Repair), and activated, on 12 Jan 1966. Organized on 8 Apr 1966. Redesignated as: 820 Civil Engineering Squadron, Heavy Repair on 15 Oct 1969; 820 RED HORSE Civil Engineering Squadron on 10 Mar 1989; 820 RED HORSE Squadron on 1 Mar 1994.
Assignments. 820 Air Base (later, 820 Combat Support) Group, 1 Jun 1956-1 Jan 1960. 820 Combat Support Group, 1 Apr 1961-15 Sep 1964. Seventh Air Force, 8 Apr 1966; 1 Civil Engineering Group (Heavy Repair) (later, 1 Civil Engineering Group, Heavy Repair), 15 May 1967; Seventh Air Force, 16 Mar 1970; Twelfth Air Force (later, Twelfth Air Force (Air Force Southern)), 15 Apr 1970; 820 RED HORSE Group, 1 Jun 2020-.
Stations. Plattsburgh AFB, NY, 1 Jun 1956-1 Jan 1960. Plattsburgh AFB, NY, 1 Apr 1961-15 Sep 1964. Tuy Hoa AB, South Vietnam, 17 Aug 1966*; DaNang AB, South Vietnam, 28 Feb 1969-15 Apr 1970; Lake Mead Base (later, Nellis AFB Area II; Nellis AFB), NV, 15 Apr 1970-.
Operations. The 820th RHS “RED HORSE” stands for Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer, is a self-sufficient engineering and logistics unit comprised of thirty-eight mission support AFSCs and provides full-spectrum construction capabilities worldwide. In addition to having representation from every civil engineer specialty, the team also possesses supporting entities such as vehicle maintenance, materiel management, fleet management, logistics plans, air transportation, personnel, services, communications, medical and security force.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. Vietnam: Vietnam Air Offensive; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III; Vietnam Air/Ground; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV; TET 69/Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer/Fall 1969; Vietnam Winter/Spring 1970. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait. Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary (GWOT-E).
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat “V” Device: 5 Sep 1966-20 Jun 1967; 1 Jan 1969-16 Mar 1970. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: [15 Apr 1970]-25 Sep 1971; 1 Jun 1973-31 May 1975; 1 Jun 1981-31 May 1983; 1 Jun 1983-31 May 1985; 1 Jul 1986-30 Jun 1988; 1 Jul 1988-30 Jun 1990; 3 Sep 1990-15 Mar 1991; 1 Aug 1992-30 Jul 1994; 1 Jun 1995-31 May 1997; 1 Jun 1997-31 May 1999; 1 Jun 2003-31 May 2004; 1 Jun 2005-31 May 2007; 1 Jun 2012-31 May 2014; 1 Jun 2015-31 May 2016; 1 Jun 2016-31 May 2018; 1 Jun 2018-31 May 2020; 1 Jun 2020-31 May 2021. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 8 Apr 1966-15 Apr 1970.
Emblem. Approved on 28 Mar 1967; latest rendering, 29 Oct 2018.