Squadrons in a sentence

Independent Wings are a grouping of two or more squadrons, either flying squadrons or ground support squadrons.

It is made up of 2,500 people organized into two fighter/ground attack squadrons, two fixed-wing transport squadrons, two helicopter squadrons, a utility squadron and a training/attack helicopter squadron.

The plan is for the Navy's nine carrier air wings each to host two 12-plane squadrons of Block III Super Hornets plus two 10-plane squadrons of F-35C stealth fighters.

Those 420 planes originally were supposed to equip 20 front-line squadrons and two training squadrons.

Between Lutzingen and Oberglauheim the Elector placed 27 squadrons of cavalry – Count d'Arco commanded 14 Bavarian squadrons and Count Wolframsdorf had 13 more in support nearby.

In addition, more pilots were allocated to squadrons than there were aircraft, as this allowed squadrons to maintain operational strength despite casualties and still provide for pilot leave.

RAF Squadrons, A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912.

RAF Squadrons:, A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912.

The first squadrons to use the Corsair were 20 and 21 Squadrons on Espiritu Santo island, operational in May 1944.

This immediately caused confusion with those senior U.S. Navy captains commanding destroyer squadrons, submarine squadrons, functional air wings and air groups, and so on, who held the temporary "title" of commodore while in their major command billet.

Training Schools main The RAF Schools consist of the squadrons and support apparatus that train new aircrew to join front-line squadrons.

An Ottoman armada which, in addition to imperial warships, included squadrons from Egypt and Tunis, was destroyed by the Allied forces.

Austin also said he had directed the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and group of warships to the eastern Mediterranean, and that Washington was augmenting fighter aircraft squadrons in the region.

Australia has been reinforced with new squadrons of F-35 fighter jets, many of which are based in Newcastle, and BAE Systems has been contracted to maintain and service the 72-strong fleet.

He said Eielson was chosen for the pilot project in part because of its strategic location in Alaska, from which the two squadrons of F-35s can quickly get to trouble spots in the Indo-Pacific region and elsewhere.

He said he could “see Russia” from the island and it’s said that Soviet Fishing trawlers were often seen in the offshore waters watching the squadrons activities.

It is the construction of two facilities that will house the air station and wing support squadrons and PMO.

Personnel from the IAF’s Garud Special Forces, as well as those from the Numbers 28, 77, 78 and 81 squadrons will also be participating in the exercise.

The trailer for hints at the idea of daylight attacks being suicide missions, as attacking by night was far safer for flight squadrons.

August 1954 marked the aircraft's first flight, but it wasn't until the turn of the following decade that it officially joined two squadrons of the Royal Air Force.