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Quotes About Squadron

Strange as it may seem, the Air Force, except in the air, is the least mobile of all the services. A squadron can reach its destination in a few hours, but its establishments, depots, fuel, spare parts, and workshops take many weeks, and even months, to develop.
~ Winston S. Churchill
I held my breath as he began to read from a document that he held up formally with both hands. In rather low tones, he read, "Command from Headquarters, Fourteenth Area Army" and then continued more firmly and in a louder voice: "Orders from the Special Squadron, Chief of Staff's Headquarters, Bekabak, September 19, 1900 hours.
~ Hiroo Onoda
I want full squadron attacks—no more individual horse shit here people, or I will provide some unfortunate souls with new anal orifices!
~ David Weber
At 50 Squadron, there was another verse for the intelligence officer's long epic verse, set to the tune of Noel Coward's "Mad Dogs and Englishmen": When the sirens moan to awake Cologne They shiver in their shoes; In the Berlin street they're white as sheets With a tinge of Prussian blues;
~ Max Hastings
Focus on the squadron, Naasir. I will take care of Lijuan.
~ Nalini Singh
They were complemented by another twenty-nine ships of the line, five frigates and two brigs – a total of forty vessels in all.
~ Unknown
Fifty-two German tanks were completely destroyed, while the British lost none at all and only one squadron was engaged in the fighting.
~ Unknown
squadron. If the invaders aren't stopped here, they'll keep on coming after us. Sure we can run, but they'll catch us, if not out in the hinterlands than back at Tranquillity, or even Earth if you want to run that far. But not me. Everyone has to make a stand eventually, and mine is right here. I'm going to find a base and let the ships know.
~ Peter F. Hamilton