325 th CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON

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1 325 th CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON LINEAGE Constituted as 325 Aviation Squadron (Separate) 6 Oct 1942 Activated 17 Oct 1942 Redesignated as 325 Aviation Squadron 1 Apr 1943 Disbanded 30 Apr 1944 Reconstituted, and consolidated (17 Jun 1981) with the 325 Installations Squadron, Fighter, All Weather, which was constituted 10 May 1948 Activated 9 Jun 1948 Redesignated as 325 Installations Squadron 20 Jan 1950 Inactivated 6 Feb 1952 Activated 18 Aug 1955 Redesignated 325 Civil Engineering Squadron 1 Jul 1960 Discontinued and inactivated, 1 Jul 1968 Activated 1 Jul 1981 Redesignated 325 Civil Engineer Squadron 1 Mar 1994 STATIONS Foster Field, TX, 17 Oct 1942 Bryan AAfld, TX, c. 17 Feb Apr 1944 Hamilton AFB, CA, 9 Jun 1948 Moses Lake AFB, WA, 26 Nov 1948 McChord AFB, WA, 23 Apr Feb McChord AFB, WA, 18 Aug Jul 1968 Tyndall AFB, FL, 1 Jul 1981 ASSIGNMENTS Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center, 17 Oct Apr 1944

2 325 Air Base Group, 9 Jun Feb Fighter Group, 18 Aug Air Base (later, 325 Combat Support) Group, 18 Oct Jul Combat Support (later, 325 Support 325 Mission Support) Group, 1 Jul 1981 COMMANDERS LTC Douglas Gilpin, #2011 HONORS Service Streamers World War II American Theater Campaign Streamers None Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers None Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards 1 Jun Mar May May Jul Jun Jul Jun Jul Jun Jul Jun Jul Jun Jul Jun Jul Jun 2003 [1 Jul 2003]-30 Jun Jul Jun Jul Jun Jul Jun Jul Jun 2009 EMBLEM Approved 29 Mar 1995 EMBLEM SIGNIFICANCE The 325 CES emblem is symbolic of its many diverse activities that support the base. Blue and yellow are Air Force colors. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The bull represents the unit's involvement in Prime BEEF and reflects its commitment to mobility and readiness. The bull's great strength alludes to the unit's strength as part of the wing's "One Team One Vision" concept. The bull's strong balanced stance denotes the four essential elements of civil engineering. The lightning flashes symbolize the squadron's speed of

3 action and reaction in deployment. MOTTO NICKNAME OPERATIONS Civil Engineer Squadron is responsible for Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., encompassing 128 miles of shoreline and 17,000 acres of commercial forest. Tyndall has 1,601 facilities with an approximate replacement cost of more than $1.6 billion. The squadron has 84 military, 88 civil service and more than 175 contractor personnel performing the operation, maintenance, repair and construction of real property to effectively sustain Tyndall's land and facilities. Responsibilities include base fire protection service, base readiness, explosive ordnance disposal, environmental programs, natural resource programs, military family housing and real property management. The 325th Civil Engineer Squadron was constituted as the 325th Aviation Squadron on Oct. 6, 1942 and activated on Oct. 17, The squadron was stationed at Foster Army Air Field, Victoria, Texas, in charge of installation maintenance in support of the advanced single engine flying school for fighter pilots. On Feb. 17, 1943, the 325th Aviation Squadron was relocated to Bryan Army Air Base, Bryan, Texas. The 325th Aviation Squadron was disbanded on April 30, It was reconstituted and consolidated with the 325th Installations Squadron, Fighter, All Weather, on May 10, The squadron was relocated to Moses Lake AFB, Wash., on Nov. 26, 1948, and fire protection, crash and rescue small operations were added to the responsibility of the installations squadron. The squadron was relocated to McChord AFB, Wash., in In 1960, the 325th Installations Squadron was redesignated the 325th Civil Engineer Squadron. The Lebanon crisis of 1958, Berlin crisis of 1961 and Cuban missile crisis of 1962 demonstrated the need for mobile civil engineer teams ready for immediate deployment. As a result, Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (BEEF) teams were created. In 1968, the 325th CES was discontinued and inactivated. In 1970, responsibility for the environmental protection program was given to the directorate of Engineering and Services. The 325th Civil Engineer Squadron was reactivated in July 1, 1981 at Tyndall AFB. The logistics community of the Air Staff agreed to pass functional management of explosive ordinance disposal to the Air Force civil engineer in April The disaster preparedness function was relocated to the 325th Civil Engineer Squadron in March In 1997, the squadron's operations flight was outsourced, and 230 military positions were replaced by contractor personnel. 325th Civil Engineering Squadron: activated 1 Jul 60 at McChord AFB, WA, as the 325th AB Group; transferred to 325th Combat Support Group 1 Apr 63; discontinued 1 Jul th Installations Squadron: assigned 1 Jan 51 at McChord AFB, WA, assigned to 325th AB Group; inactivated 6 Feb 52; reactivated 18 Aug 55, assigned to the 325th Ftr Grp (AD)., IAW Project Arrow; transferred to 325th AB Group 18 Oct 56; inactivated 1 Jul 60 thru redesignation as the 325th Civil Engineering Squadron.

4 Air Force Order of Battle Created: 23 Nov 2010

5 Updated: Sources Unit history. 25 th NORAD Region