Squadron may refer to:
Military
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Squadron (army)
A squadron was historically a cavalry Subunit (military), subunit, a company or battalion-sized military formation. The term is still used to refer to modern cavalry Unit (military), units, and is also used by other arms and services (frequen ...
, a military unit of cavalry, tanks, or equivalent subdivided into troops or tank companies
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Squadron (aviation)
A squadron in air force
An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial ...
, a military unit that consists of three or four flights with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, depending on the type of aircraft and service
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Squadron (naval)
A squadron, or naval squadron, is a significant group of warships which is nonetheless considered too small to be designated a fleet. A squadron is typically a part of a fleet. Between different navies there are no clear defining parameters t ...
, a military unit of three to ten warships that may be part of a larger task group, task force, or a naval fleet; also an administrative unit for warships like submarines that usually operate alone
Other uses
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Daniel Squadron
Daniel L. Squadron (born November 9, 1979) is an American politician and former member of the New York State Senate for the 26th district.
A Democrat, Squadron was elected a New York State Senator in 2008, and was a candidate in the 2013 ra ...
(born November 9, 1979), former New York elected official
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''Squadron'' (TV series), a 1982 BBC television series
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Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld was a New York City-based law firm that practiced from 1970 to 2002 when it merged with Washington, D.C.-based Hogan & Hartson, when the Squadron Ellenoff name was discontinued.
It was a prominent mid-sized f ...
, a New York City law firm that practiced from 1970 to 2002
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Squadron Energy, a division of the Australian company Tattarang, owned by billionaire Andrew Forrest
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Squadron Supreme
The Squadron Supreme is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable alternate versions. The original team was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, derived from the previous ...
, a fictional superhero team appearing in Marvel Comics
* ''
Star Wars: Squadrons'', a video game set in the Star Wars universe that simulates spaceship combat
See also
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Squad (disambiguation)
A squad is a small military unit.
Squad may also refer to:
Organizations
* Squad (company), a Mexican company that developed the video game ''Kerbal Space Program''
* The Squad (Irish Republican Army unit), a unit founded in 1919 by Michael Col ...
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