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.
History 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.ANG combat comm squadron redesignated civil engineering unit, 3/5/2012
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.
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Major command/gaining command Air National Guard/ (???- ???)
Wing/group 226th Combat Communications Group (1980–?)
Previous designations 285th Combat Communications Flight (1980–1996) 285th Combat Communications Squadron (1996–3 March 2012) 285th Civil Engineer Squadron (3 March 2012 – present)
Bases stationed St Croix ANGS, Virgin Islands (1980–Present)
Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1989 1 January 1990 - 31 December 1990Air National Guard, General Order GA-74, 1991 1991 1 September 1995 – 31 August 1997Virgin Islands ANG Public Affairs: "History of the VI ANG", unknown date
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