squadron

military unit

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A squadron is a military unit composed of soldiers, ships, or aircraft. In air forces, a squadron is the basic fighting unit, consisting of several aircraft of the same type. Naval ships of the same type are also organized into squadrons, which then form a flotilla. The term "squadron" has Italian origins and was initially used for soldiers in a square formation, but it evolved to describe various small military units across land, sea, and air. For example, a reconnaissance squadron might be deployed to a specific area.1234

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…destroyers) are organized into a squadron. Several squadrons in turn form a flotilla, several of which in turn form a fleet. For operations, however, many navies organize their vessels into task units (3–5 ships), task or battle groups (4–10 ships), task forces (2–5 task groups), and fleets (several task forces).
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