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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.

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]

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.

• Air National Guard/ (???- ???)

• 226th Combat Communications Group (1980–?)

• 285th Combat Communications Flight (1980–1996)
• 285th Combat Communications Squadron (1996–3 March 2012)
• 285th Civil Engineer Squadron (3 March 2012 – present)

• St Croix ANGS, Virgin Islands (1980–Present)

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

• 1989
• 1 January 1990 - 31 December 1990^[2]
• 1991
• 1 September 1995 – 31 August 1997^[3]

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  Virgin Islands ANG operations building
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  285th CBCS radio antenna