Simon Sinek

Pilots, to a large degree, are like salesmen. They have to be confident to be good at their jobs. They have to practice relentlessly and plan out all the scenarios of the things that could happen when they're out there. Nothing is more important than preparation. They are also mighty competitive, both as individuals and as squadrons.

English Author

William Falconer

The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may depend, ought certainly to be possessed of abilities equal to so important a station and so extensive a command.

Scottish Poet

Alan Shepard

But when I was selected, after my very first tour of squadron duty, to become one of the youngest candidates for the test pilot school, I began to realize, maybe you are a little bit better.

American Astronaut

Eddie Rickenbacker

There is a peculiar gratification in receiving congratulations from one's squadron for a victory in the air. It is worth more to a pilot than the applause of the whole outside world.

American Aviator

Shirley Manson

At the end of the day, though, the band members have to be strong. It's down to the individuals in the unit. Listen to me, I'm talking like I'm in the army and this is my squadron.

Scottish Musician

Jed Mercurio

I try and relate my writing to something I know about, and I had a primary experience of being in a competitive, military environment and being part of a squadron.

British Writer

Tom Catena

I was with a Navy F-18 squadron, and I know a single squadron could finish off the entire Sudanese air force in a day.

American Public Servant

Roger de Rabutin

As you know, God is usually on the side of the big squadrons against the small.

French Writer

Adolf Galland

It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.

German General

James Stockdale

I was commanding officer of a supersonic fighter squadron, F-8 Crusaders.

American Soldier

The term often implies coordination and strategic planning in military contexts.

Military Precision

In military usage, a squadron typically refers to a specific number of units, which can vary by military branch.

Specific Number

A squadron is a significant formation within a military hierarchy, often led by a commanding officer.

Hierarchy Importance

Outside the military, 'squadron' can describe any large, organized group with a common purpose.

Metaphoric Use

It suggests a substantial number of people or things, more than a group but less than an army.

Emphasizes Number

The word conveys a sense of organization and movement in non-military contexts.

Dynamic Assembly

 as the commander of her most powerful squadron, the Red Flag Fleet. Zhang became not only her right-hand man, but her lover and, soon, her new husband. Madame Zheng consolidated her power through strict military discipline combined with a surprisingly progressive code of laws. Female captives were theoretically protected from sexual assault,

The most successful...

 The mission of the two squadrons was to get rid of all the Scud missile launchers. And so they flew missions day and night, and they dropped thousands of bombs, and they fired thousands of missiles in an attempt to get rid of this particular scourge. And after the war was over, there was an audit done --

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 And this squadron of geese come over. And they're getting louder, louder, louder, like really loud, right over us. And like airport traffic control, as they start to go past us they're called back -- and they're called back and back and back. And then they circle around.

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 divided into squadrons and fleets they fought each other and they were you know killing each other off and there were pirate battles and on and on and finally one of them got smart and said you know this is really stupid why don't we cooperate why don't we collaborate

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 about to lead a squadron of Japanese bombers to attack Pearl Harbor. And this is the same man 50 years later to the day hugging a man who survived the attack on the ground. And as an old man, Zenji Abe came to a collection of Pearl Harbor survivors

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 Finally, Hedge’s radio crackles to life with a series of directions. The three dive onto the conveyor and flee for their lives, with a squadron of enforcer bots in hot pursuit.

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 something truly astonishing happens diving takes the gannets down to 10 meters then the aerial squadrons become shoals

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 from their worst enemy. Squadrons of carnivorous rainforest wasps take to the air, a deadly threat for a frog.

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 happens diving takes the gannets down to ten meters then the aerial squadrons become

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 northbound inbound at Bagram the 83rd rescue squadron carrying four wounded