squadron
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An array of military jets, including the Blue Angels, the US Navy's flight demonstration squadron, flew over New York Harbor, some leaving red, white and blue contrails.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
The squadron has been responsible for testing several bombers, including the B-1B, B-2A, and the B-52 Stratofortress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“The arrival of our squadron dispelled the danger.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
They brought in a squadron of French-made Dassault Mirage F1 and Russian Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bombers in 1991.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
“You men,” he began, “now have the privilege of serving under the meanest, toughest, screamingest squadron commander in the Marine Corps.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
"It's more fighter squadrons, it's more capabilities, it's more defensive capabilities. And it's more bomber pulses more frequently," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
It also has several squadrons of F-15E fighters in Jordan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
With its last two MiG-21 squadrons retired, India will now have 29 fighter units against a sanctioned 42.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Something’s going on in the night sky in New Jersey, where I live: People keep reporting squadrons of drones flying around in the dark over their houses.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2024
In the fall of 1942, the two squadrons of the 586th were joined by a third squadron of male pilots, along with their ground crew.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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