819 RED HORSE Squadron (ACC)

Lineage. Constituted as 819 Installations Squadron on 23 Apr 1956. Activated on 15 Jun 1956. Redesignated as 819 Civil Engineering Squadron on 1 Jul 1960. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1961. Redesignated as 819 Civil Engineering Squadron (Heavy Repair), and activated, on 12 Jan 1966. Organized on 8 Mar 1966. Redesignated: as 819 Civil Engineering Squadron, Heavy Repair, on 15 Oct 1969; 819 RED HORSE Civil Engineering Squadron on 1 Mar 1989. Inactivated on 31 Aug 1990. Redesignated as 819 RED HORSE Squadron on 1 Jun 1997. Activated on 2 Jun 1997.

Assignments. 819 Air Base (later, 819 Combat Support) Group, 15 Jun 1956-25 Jun 1961.  Pacific Air Forces, 12 Jan 1966; Thirteenth Air Force, 8 Mar 1966; Seventh Air Force, 10 May 1966; 1 Civil Engineering Group, 15 May 1967; Seventh Air Force, 16 Mar 1970; Strategic Air Command, 15 Apr 1970; United States Air Forces in Europe, 8 Apr 1979-31 Aug 1990.  Ninth Air Force, 2 Jun 1997; Eighth Air Force, 1 Oct 2002; Ninth Air Force, 1 Oct 2009; 800 RED HORSE Group, 1 Jun 2020-.

Stations. Abilene (later, Dyess) AFB, TX, 15 Jun 1956-25 Jun 1961. Ban Sattahip RTAFB, Thailand, 8 Mar 1966; Phu Cat AB, South Vietnam, c. 10 May 1966; Tuy Hoa AB, South Vietnam, 1 Jan-10 Apr 1970; Westover AFB, MA, 15 Apr 1970; McConnell AFB, KS, 15 Sep 1973-Apr 1979; Wethersfield RAF, England, 8 Apr 1979-31 Aug 1990. Malmstrom AFB, MT, 2 Jun 1997-.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. Vietnam: Vietnam Air; 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.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: 28 Aug 1966-15 Jun 1967; 1 Aug 1967-31 Jul 1968; 1 Jun 1969-16 Mar 1970. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1974-30 Jun 1975; 1 Jul 1975-30 Jun 1977; 1 Jul 1977-30 Jun 1978; 30 Jun 1982-30 Jun 1984; 1 Jul 1988-30 Jun 1990; 1 Oct 1997-31 Sep 1999; 1 Oct 1999-31 May 2001; 1 Jun 2003-31 May 2005; 1 Jun 2004-31 May 2006; 1 Jun 2018-31 May 2020; 1 Jun 2020-31 May 2021. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Apr 1966-15 Apr 1970.

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 1 Sep 2022.

Supersedes statement prepared on 19 Nov 2007.

Emblem.  Approved on 22 Jul 1966; latest rendering, 6 Sep 2019.

Prepared by James Musser.

Reviewed by Margaret Ream.