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squadron

[skwod-ruhn] / ˈskwɒd rən /
NOUN
military unit
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Several of those killed were part of the 419th Flight Test Squadron, including Davis, Dee, Hovey and Smith.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

The MoD said: "His loss is a huge blow to the Royal Navy, Force, and Squadron."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

They owed their quick recovery to two helicopters from the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

A US Air Force plane from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, flies into the eye of Hurricane Melissa, as the category 5 Hurricane approaches Jamaica.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

They would make up crew No. 8 in the nine-crew 372nd Bomb Squadron of the 307th Bomb Group, Seventh Air Force.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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