BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 10-209
11 JUNE 2019
Operations
RED HORSE PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: AF/A4CXX
Supersedes: AFI10-209, 5 June 2019
Certified by: AF/A4CX
(Colonel Michael J. Zuhlsdorf)
Pages: 48
This Instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-2, Readiness, and provides
requirements for the Air Force (AF) Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair
Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Program. This Air Force Instruction (AFI) applies to Regular
Air Force (RegAF), AF Reserve (AFR), and Air National Guard (ANG) RED HORSE units. This
publication may be supplemented at any level, but all direct supplements must be routed to the
office of primary responsibility (OPR) of this publication for coordination prior to certification
and approval. The authorities to waive forward operating agency, wing, and unit level
requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following
the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description
of the authorities associated with the tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain
of command to the appropriate tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestors
commander for non-tiered compliance items. Ensure all records created as a result of processes
prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual 33-363,
Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with Air Force Records Disposition
Schedule located in the Air Force Records Information Management System. The use of the name
or mark of any specific manufacturer, commercial product, commodity, or service in this
publication does not imply endorsement by the AF. Refer recommended changes and questions
about this publication to the OPR using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of
command.
