Round shaped, brass colored coin 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Montana Air National Guard
  • 819th/219th Red Horse Squadron
Location
Coin Location: 15C8
Homebase: Malmstrom AFB, Montana
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C000051

Location: 15C8 Height: 1.5

Coin: Unit - Deployment

Active & National Guard » U.S. Air Force » Engineer - Red Horse

Narrative

Round shaped, brass colored coin 1-1/2 inches in diameter.

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Heavy equipment, red hard hats and the shout of 'Ready, go!' break the early morning silence as members of the Red Horse unit start another grueling workday at a forward-deployed location in the Arabian Gulf region.

People from the 819th/219th Red Horse Squadron were deployed to help build up portions of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and other forward-deployed locations throughout the region.

In the fall of 2001, the 819th took the lead in establishing an Airborne RED HORSE capability. After training with the Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and working with AFCESA to establish MARES (mobile airfield repair equipment set), in February 2003 the first Airborne RED HORSE team stood up in Southwest Asia, led by the 819th ERHS.