RED HORSE paves the way

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Senior Airman Phan Vu, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operator, scrapes away asphalt here, Oct. 3, 2013. Vu is clearing out asphalt from the anchors on the new flight line aircraft parking area. Vu, a native of Delray Beach, Fla., is deployed out of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Staff Sgt. Francis Weiner, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operator, drives a steel wheel roller here, Oct. 3, 2013. Weiner is rolling over freshly laid asphalt with the roller to compact the asphalt. Weiner, a native of Forest Lake, Minn., is deployed out of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Senior Airman Phan Vu, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operator, scrapes away asphalt here, Oct. 3, 2013. Vu is clearing out asphalt from the anchors on the new flight line aircraft parking area. Vu, a native of Delray Beach, Fla., is deployed out of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Members of the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron work together to level out new asphalt here, Oct. 4, 2013. The members are using lutes and shovels to level the asphalt and clear away excess to prepare the area before the rollers compact it. This team has worked on this project since mid-August to tear up the old asphalt and get the area ready for six aircraft parking spots for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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From left to right, Staff Sgt. Christopher D’Angelo, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron, Senior Airman James Dowdy, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Thomas Ledbetter, 557th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron, all are heavy equipment operators, walk back to the next area of work here, Oct. 4, 2013. They are part of the team that levels the freshly laid asphalt before a roller compacts it. D’Angelo, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., is deployed out of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Dowdy, a native of Columbia, S.C., is deployed out of Malmstrom Air Force Base. Ledbetter, a native of Opelika, Ala., is deployed out of Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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Members of the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron work together using an asphalt paver here, Oct. 4, 2013. The new asphalt will be a needed upgrade for an aircraft parking area. This project has taken three months and is projected to use 2,763 metric tons of asphalt to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)

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RED HORSE paves the way

Published Oct. 13, 2013
By Master Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell
386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) is a highly mobile, self-sustaining, heavy construction civil engineering response force to support contingency and special operations worldwide. They deploy equipped with their own weapons, vehicles/equipment and vehicle maintenance, food service, emergency management, contracting, supply, security forces and medical equipment and personnel. RED HORSE was developed during the Vietnam War to provide agile combat support through heavy construction projects. Currently, RED HORSE units are deployed across the area of responsibility in support of mission requirements. Core competencies of RED HORSE include large horizontal projects, from airfield pavements to earthwork, as well as vertical projects to include k-spans, pre-engineered buildings, and concrete masonry unit buildings and specialties like well drilling and explosive demolition.