as in battalion
a military unit consisting of soldiers, ships, or aircraft
A reconnaissance squadron was deployed to the area.
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Recent Examples of squadron
Over 17 days last December, a squadron of a dozen or more drones buzzed by Langley Air Force Base, home of the U.S. military’s top-of-the-line F-22 stealth fighters.
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Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Search and rescue crews were sent from Whidbey Island, a naval air station in the Pacific Northwest where all but one Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons flying the EA-18G Growler are based.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The legislation also includes language to transfer a D.C. Air National Guard squadron to Maryland.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Without first declaring war, Japanese warships attacked a Russian squadron at Port Arthur in modern-day northern China.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Search and rescue crews were sent from Whidbey Island, a naval air station in the Pacific Northwest where all but one Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons flying the EA-18G Growler are based.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The legislation also includes language to transfer a D.C. Air National Guard squadron to Maryland.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Without first declaring war, Japanese warships attacked a Russian squadron at Port Arthur in modern-day northern China.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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The colonel was also being held responsible for 12 soldiers in his battalion leaving their positions, a statement said.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Before the conflict, Hamas maintained a force of 30,000 terrorists organized into 24 battalions.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
13 Jan. 2025
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National headlines spotlighted the bipartisan group dubbed the Sister Senators.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
22 Jan. 2025
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The new tranche of money from Google into Anthropic adds to a total investment of $8 billion from Amazon, the ecommerce group’s largest-ever venture investment, announced over the past 18 months.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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Philadelphia led in shots with that grouping on the ice and had some extended offensive zone shifts.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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What To Know While Beijing strengthens ties with key players in this grouping, the future of Biden's legacy in the region appears uncertain.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squadron. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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