squadron
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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
He attended test pilot school at Edwards Air Force Base, the site of many daring Armstrong flights and space shuttle landings, then served with the Navy’s Dust Devil test pilot squadron in China Lake, Calif.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Mr. Hertling served as the operations officer of a cavalry squadron spearheading the advance into Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
The other was bestowed on a 100-year-old Navy pilot who led his squadron to victory in a 1952 Korean War aerial battle against an overwhelming enemy force that remained secret until 2002.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Mariya Smirnova, the squadron commander, noticed the silence and reasoned—correctly—that the only reason the antiaircraft guns would stop firing was because there must be German night fighter aircraft patrolling the sky.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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