567th RED HORSE

Second lt. Terrance Mathiew, Col. Timothy Lamb and Airman 1st Class Aurora McIver cut a ceremonial ribbon during grand opening of the new 567th REDHORSE facility on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 6, 2010. The RED HORSE acronym stands for Rapid Engineer Deployable, Heavy Operational Repair Squadron, Engineer. The squadron is a rare self-sufficient mobile unit that provides constructional support across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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567th RED HORSE

The 567th RED HORSE revealed the squadron mascot, “Charging Charlie” during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 6, 2010. The 567th RED HORSE was established here Nov. 1, 2008. There are 209 personnel assigned to the squadron who are capable of proving rapid response efforts and independent operations in remote, high-threat environments worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs)

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567th REDHORSE moves to new facility

Published March 9, 2010
By Senior Airman Ciara Wymbs
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 4th Fighter Wing community commemorated the 567th RED HORSE move to a new facility on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., with a ribbon cutting ceremony March 6. The squadron, established here in November 2008, moved in the base's old federal prison camp.

The unit's primary tasking is to train for contingency and wartime operations, standard military operations and humanitarian civil action programs. There are 209 personnel assigned to the squadron who provide an engineering response force capable of supporting construction, civil action projects in remote areas and operating contingency airfields. The RED HORSE acronym stands for Rapid Engineer Deployable, Heavy Operational Repair Squadron, Engineer.