Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 3.5 inch-90mm
823rd RED HORSE SQUADRON
Lineage. Constituted as 823 Installations Squadron on 19 Jan 1956. Activated on 1 Jun 1956. Redesignated as 823 Civil Engineering Squadron on 1 Jul 1960. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Oct 1961. Redesignated as 823 Civil Engineering Squadron (Heavy Repair), and activated, on 6 Apr 1966. Organized on 15 May 1966. Redesignated as: 823 Civil Engineering Squadron, Heavy Repair on 15 Oct 1969; Inactivated on 15 Jul 1971. Activated on 1 Jun 1972. Redesignated as: 823 RED HORSE Civil Engineer Squadron on 10 Mar 1989; 823 RED HORSE Squadron on 1 Mar 1994.
Assignments. 823 Air Base (later, Combat Support) Group, 1 Jun 1956-1 Oct 1961. Pacific Air Forces, 6 Apr 1966; Seventh Air Force, 15 May 1966; 1 Civil Engineering Group (Heavy Repair) (later, 1 Civil Engineering Group, Heavy Repair), 15 May 1967; Seventh Air Force, 16 May-15 Jun 1971. Ninth Air Force (Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central); Ninth Air Force, 1 Jun 1972-.
Stations. Homestead AFB, FL, 1 Jun 1956-1 Oct 1961. Bien Hoa AV, Vietnam, 15 May 1966-15 Jun 1971. Eglin AF Aux Field #2, FL, 1 Jun 1972; Eglin AF Aux Field #9, FL, 1 Jul 1972-.
Operations. The 823d RED HORSE Squadron, or Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer, provide the Air Force with a highly mobile civil engineering response force to support contingency and special operations capable of rapid response and independent operations in remote, high-threat environments worldwide with a heavy-repair capability and construction support when requirements exceed normal base civil engineer (Prime BEEF) capabilities and where U.S. Army engineer support is not readily available.
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; Vietnam Air/Ground; TET 69/Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer/Fall 1969; Vietnam Winter/Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Southwest Monsoon; Commando Hunt V; Commando Hunt VI. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait. Kosovo: Air Campaign. Global War on Terrorism: GWOT-E.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat “V” Device: 31 Jan-31 May 1968; 1 Jan 1969-16 Mar 1970; 17 Mar 1970-31 Mar 1971; 1 Jun 2002-31 May 2003. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 May 1976-1 May 1978;15 Jul 1978- 1 Jul 1980; 1 Jun 1983-31 May 1985; 1 Jun 1985-31 May 1987; 1 Jun 1988-31 May 1990; 3 Sep 1990-15 Mar 1991; 16 Mar 1991-15 Mar 1993; 16 Mar 1993-15 Mar 1995; 16 Mar 1995-15 Mar 1996; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998; 20 Apr 2006-31 May 2007; 1 Jun 2010-31 May 2012. 1 Jun 2013-31 May 2014; 1 Jun 2014-31 May 2015. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 15 May 1966-15 Jun 1971.
Emblem. Approved on 17 Jan 1967.