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-.
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.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 19 Sep 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 19 Aug 2016.
Emblem. Approved on 28 Mar 1967; latest rendering, 29 Oct 2018.
Prepared by James Musser.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.
*Note: No personnel assigned to squadron until 1 Jul 1966; squadron in training in U. S., Jul-Aug 1966; first squadron personnel reached Tuy Hoa AB on 17 Aug 1966.