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a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft
A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.
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Recent Examples of squadrons
In 1942, all Beaufort squadrons were deployed to the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean to meet a changing enemy threat.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Claims were made that the attack destroyed entire squadrons of the Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir—the Israeli Air Force's fifth-generation fighter.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The fighter jet squadrons of F-15 Strike Eagles, F-16, A-10 and F-22 fighter jets will now remain in the Middle East, though the Pentagon did not detail for how long.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
Instead, both the existing and new squadrons will remain in place to double the airpower on hand.
—Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
The jets were supposed to rotate in and replace the squadrons already there.
—Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Claims were made that the attack destroyed entire squadrons of the Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir—the Israeli Air Force's fifth-generation fighter.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The fighter jet squadrons of F-15 Strike Eagles, F-16, A-10 and F-22 fighter jets will now remain in the Middle East, though the Pentagon did not detail for how long.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
Instead, both the existing and new squadrons will remain in place to double the airpower on hand.
—Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
The jets were supposed to rotate in and replace the squadrons already there.
—Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Squadrons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadrons. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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