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squadron

[skwod-ruhn] / ˈskwɒd rən /
NOUN
military unit
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“The arrival of our squadron dispelled the danger.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

The Iranians then sent a squadron of small attack boats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

A former commander of a pararescue jumpers squadron told CBS News that a rescue operation like the reported one in Iran would involve at least 24 pararescue jumpers scouring the area in Black Hawk helicopters.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

At the start of the month, Starmer said four additional jets would be sent to Qatar following the deployment of the Royal Air Force's joint UK-Qatari Typhoon squadron in January.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

On his dresser sat a framed photograph of the Navy’s Blue Angels elite flying squadron in close formation, signed by every pilot on the team.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

Pakistan already has 8,000 troops in Saudi Arabia, along with 16 Chinese-made JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, combat drone squadrons and a surface-to-air missile battery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Air Force deployed entire wings of warplanes, instead of the squadrons that are being sent now, to carry out a six-week air campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

PLA engineers could fail to get the technology to work in a real wartime scenario, making China’s robot squadrons easy for enemies to pick off or disable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

Many of its 29 air force squadrons use Russian Sukhoi-30 jets.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

Always, she was moved by the passage of the terrible winged squadrons.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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