The United States Air Force's 285th Civil Engineering Squadron (285 CES) is an Air National Guard civil engineering unit located at St Croix ANGS.
| 285th Civil Engineer Squadron | |
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 Satellite Communications transmitter of the 285th Combat Communications Squadron | |
| Active | 7 May 1980 – present |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Branch |  Air National Guard |
| Type | Civil Engineer |
| Role | USSOUTHCOM combat support |
| Part of | Air National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | St Croix ANGS, United States Virgin Islands |
| Insignia | |
| Emblem of the 285th Combat Communications Squadron |  |
History edit
On 7 May 1980 the 285th Combat Communications Flight (CMBTCF) was established, creating the first unit of the Virgin Islands Air National Guard. The flight was upgraded to a squadron in 1996 and made a name for itself following the devastation of Hurricane Hugo to the region in 1989, when the unit and its installation became the heart of recovery operations for St. Croix.[1]
| External image | |
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 2012 change of command |
Over the years, the unit has been involved in several contingency operations, to include Joint Endeavor, Uphold Democracy, Joint Forge, and both Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
On 3 March 2012 the unit was redesignated a Civil Engineer Squadron after losing its communications mission.
Assignments edit
Major command/gaining command edit
- Air National Guard/ (???- ???)
Wing/group edit
- 226th Combat Communications Group (1980–?)
Previous designations edit
- 285th Combat Communications Flight (1980–1996)
- 285th Combat Communications Squadron (1996–3 March 2012)
- 285th Civil Engineer Squadron (3 March 2012 – present)
Bases stationed edit
- St Croix ANGS, Virgin Islands (1980–Present)
Decorations edit
Gallery edit
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Virgin Islands ANG operations building -
285th CBCS radio antenna
References edit
- ^ ANG combat comm squadron redesignated civil engineering unit, 3/5/2012
- ^ Air National Guard, General Order GA-74, 1991 Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Virgin Islands ANG Public Affairs: "History of the VI ANG", unknown date Archived 28 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
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