| 单词 | squadron |
| 例句 | “You men,” he began, “now have the privilege of serving under the meanest, toughest, screamingest squadron commander in the Marine Corps.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The chaplain lived in a clearing in the woods about four miles away between the officers’ club and the first of the four squadron areas that stretched away from Group Headquarters in a distant line. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Even men from other squadrons came one by one to conceal themselves in the darkness and pop out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He established a tradition that after a successful mission, each squadron would fly home together at a low height in an air-show formation. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Bull ran to his squadron car and headed it quickly toward the main gate. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A neutral lieutenant from an A-4 squadron quickly and efficiently snapped the caps off each bottle of beer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes you can. Major Major told me you’re the only one in the squadron who can ground me.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Apache Bill asked the pilots of the squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice that could order a squadron from the heavens to set fire to Havana or to decimate a Russian fleet or to start a world war. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of the parading squadrons was graded as it marched past the reviewing stand, where a bloated colonel with a big fat mustache sat with the other officers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “If someone put a plane at my disposal, I could fly down there once a week in a squadron plane and bring back all the fresh eggs we need,” Milo answered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There were real ranks now, squadron leaders with bullhorns; we marched over the snowy hills wave upon wave. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He had heard this drink ordered at squadron parties when his parents entertained the pilots in their home. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They reached the target, everybody dropped their bombs, and the squadron soared around to fly home, still in tight formation after Zhenya. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Milo was even more upset by the possibility that someone had poisoned his squadron again, and he came bustling fretfully to Yossarian for assistance. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In the fall of 1942, the two squadrons of the 586th were joined by a third squadron of male pilots, along with their ground crew. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Oh, I expect to be back in the squadron by then,” the captain answered with a kind of martyred confidence. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Three weeks after the beginning of school, Bull arrived home from the squadron at the precise instant that Lillian was setting dinner on the table. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One behind the other, the squadrons marched up the field, executed a cumbersome turn around the reviewing stand and marched down the field and back to their barracks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Everyone in the squadron knew that Kid Sampson’s skinny legs had washed up on the wet sand to he there and rot like a purple twisted wishbone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Yossarian was enraged when the ambulance returned him to the squadron, and he went limping for justice to Doc Daneeka, who glared at him glumly with misery and disdain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I continued to scan the sky and quickly spotted two more Sixer gunship squadrons off near the eastern horizon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Afterward, they returned to the long tables where each squadron sat beneath the squadron emblem, pouring drinks, laughing, the spirit of the evening inoculating them slowly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach into my pocket and a squadron of birds already flutter at our shoulders. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Nancy was organizing a squadron of women who could fly aircraft to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Always, she was moved by the passage of the terrible winged squadrons. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The relieved squadron leader grinned and nodded tolerantly as he welcomed them back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z On the train going west the men of his squadron seemed very dear and desirable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A squadron of Gamble's cavalry moved slowly up the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see it all, the fire in the water and the air filled with the nightmare of an entire squadron diving at leisure toward defenseless ships. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The week after Lieutenant Scheisskopf followed Clevinger’s recommendation and let the men elect their own cadet officers, the squadron won the yellow pennant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z From this meager beginning had sprung the ineffectual squadron commander who was now spending the better part of each working day in Pianosa forging Washington Irving’s name to official documents. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They sat with Paige and Virgil Hedgepath and several other pilots from the squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Valentin would make Valya look around for the rest of his squadron while he flew, often thinking harder about his flight crews than about the enemy targets. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Without realizing how it had come about, the combat men in the squadron discovered themselves dominated by the administrators appointed to serve them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Now,” he said, the rhythm broken, the major portion of his address over, “I’d like to ask a few general questions. Did anyone in this squadron attend an Ivy League school?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The best squadron in each wing won a yellow pennant on a pole that was utterly worthless. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Finally a squadron of police cruisers appeared on Seagull Way. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The RAF squadron leader set off to walk Maddie to the canteen at the airfield’s perimeter. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Just to change the subject, sugah, you haven’t told me the gossip on the old squadron. Where are all the Cobras now and what are they doing?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And the week after that his squadron made history by winning the red pennant two weeks in a row! Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It was almost a mile from his tent to Yossarian’s squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z By the middle of the second week, everyone in the squadron began to look like Hungry Joe, who was not scheduled to fly and screamed horribly in his sleep. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Enough chickens to lay fresh eggs for every officer in the squadron at five cents apiece from the mess fund,” Milo answered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Soon every member of the squadron was singing, turning toward each other with lifted glasses, their voices rising powerfully on the last four lines: The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I had the urge to kiss my dear girlfriends, the airwomen of our squadron, for executing their mission so well.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Milo had come to Yossarian’s tent just to read the letter again, following his carton of lost provisions across the squadron like a mourner. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As soon as the squadron reached the wall of the inner force field, the outer field reappeared. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z To begin with, he was the squadron intelligence officer, which meant he was more intelligent than everyone else in the squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If was the chief flight instructor for Oakway’s Royal Air Force squadron, the man who had given Maddie her flight test nearly a year ago. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z His great dismay at the announcement of Major Major’s appointment as squadron commander was tinged with an embittered resentment he made no effort to conceal. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z On Saturday night, Ben eased his father’s squadron car up to the main gate of Freedom Bay, the Capehart housing section that sheltered the Marines stationed at Ravenel Air Station. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here, sir,” Brannon said, rising out of his seat, egged on by the cheers of his squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He appointed Major Major squadron commander and roared away in his jeep as abruptly as he had come. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A squadron of fruit bats sped across the gloom. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Flickering light. Pinkish. Could be lightning. Could be gunfire. Could be a bomber squadron going up in flames. I’m going to change course a bit and go around it.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He said nothing while the other squadrons ambled past the reviewing stand crookedly in their customary maimer. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “He was killed before he even got into the squadron.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Or it might have simply been that Tamara’s leg injury was keeping her from flying with her squadron. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Cigars were passed around the tables, contraband from Cuba that had been commandeered while the squadron was at Guantanamo. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, SD-03 may have drawn a few curious looks from the squadron of elite Sixer avatars guarding the platform. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He found himself ostracized in the squadron by men who cursed his memory foully for having supplied Colonel Cathcart with provocation to raise the number of combat missions. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I’ll get off early from the squadron one day next week and take you. But I got something big planned for this morning,” Bull said, looking down at his watch. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I brought my squadron in to the river bank with one turn of the sweeps. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z All of my squadron sheltered here, inside the cavern of this bay. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was disloyal to his squadron and embarrassing to his superiors. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I don’t think there’s a man with either of those names in my squadron.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Now 1 had that responsibility, to check everything from A to Z, so that when a new airplane entered squadron service, there would be no surprises waiting for the new boy, the inexperienced second lieutenant. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z These Indian squadrons began to enter the plaza to the accompaniment of great songs, and thus entering they occupied every part of the plaza. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z On his dresser sat a framed photograph of the Navy’s Blue Angels elite flying squadron in close formation, signed by every pilot on the team. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He seemed eternally indestructible as he sat there surrounded by danger, his features molded firmly into that same fierce, regal, just and forbidding countenance which was recognized and revered by every man in the squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His voice carried above the general disharmony and virile hum of the squadrons. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Three weeks after he took command, he had talked to every man in his squadron and knew something personal about each one. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Major Duluth was the squadron commander and he always ate at the same table with the rest of the men.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He gave no sign even when the first ranks of his own squadron hove into sight with their swingless marching and die first stricken gasps of alarm were hissing from his startled fellow officers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Sir, there’s a chaplain outside to see you with news of an injustice in Colonel Cathcart’s squadron.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Is the man who signed these names in your squadron ?” “Which one? There are two names here.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The two other planes were flown and navigated by the regiment’s squadron commanders. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The tent he lived in stood right smack up against the wall of the shallow, dull-colored forest separating his own squadron from Dunbar’s. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But it grew dark while they were in the air—and none of the three pilots in Tamara’s squadron had done any night flying in fighter aircraft at all, not even in training. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The veterinarian barked, and the dogs fell on a squadron of Business Hours, chewing through their briefcases and shiny leather shoes. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Then she was posted to RAF Maidsend, an operational base for a squadron of new Spitfire fighter planes, not far from Canterbury, near the Kentish coast. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z During these five years of soldiering Adam did more detail work than any man in the squadron, but if he killed any enemy it was an accident of ricochet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For thirty seconds, both squadrons whooped and hollered in an obstreperous rally that was becoming more paleolithic in nature in direct proportion to the number of drinks consumed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Above was a squadron of fighter jets on their way to an air show miles away in Atlanta. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He continued past a tent with a luminous pearl-gray cat sunning itself outside and past another trailer on cinder blocks and then burst into the clearing of Yossarian’s squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Although he had never really contemplated the possibility before, Captain Black understood at once that he was the logical man to succeed Major Duluth as squadron commander. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The feeling of desolation persisted when they turned off the road at the squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The last person in the squadron Major Major wanted to be brought down with a flying tackle by was Yossarian. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Besides, he was not quite sure if chaplains were for squadron commanders. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It would be an avenger’s voice that would turn the squadron toward the convoy of Russian ships bringing missiles to Cuba. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He once torched a whole squadron of fighter jets on an empty airfield in the middle of the night and has on two occasions grounded airships by crippling their engines. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The mullet quit jumping but assembled in a V-shaped squadron that pushed a nervous ripple down the middle of the creek toward the Molly Bell. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The local Royal Air Force squadron has been flying bombers from that field since 1936. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He rose, blowing kisses to his squadron, then hopped down to watch the next pilot racing at full speed toward the landing deck. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The very nature of a woman rejects the idea of fighting,” said Alexandra Akimova, a squadron navigator with the 46th Guards. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He would be waiting outside in his squadron car preparing an exhaustive critique of Ben’s performance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You may not believe this, Luther, but I plan to have the best squadron in the history of the Marine Corps.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A great big wonderful waxing bomber’s moon was rising as she arrived at the pickup airfield, and Maddie landed just before the local squadron took off. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Give that squadron hell in South Carolina. I’ll take care of the admiral for you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she was in command of the regiment’s second squadron, and Galya was a little shy of her battle-hardened and serious pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Or were you kidnapped alone, brought here by sea huddled with sheep in some foul pirate squadron, to this landowner’s hall? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the officers in the squadron had ever eaten so well as they ate regularly in Milo’s mess hall, and Yossarian wondered awhile if it wasn’t perhaps all worth it. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “My men would love tangerines,” admitted the colonel in Sardinia who commanded four squadrons of B-26S. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Causey was the commanding officer of squadron 234, which had the reputation and history of being one of the best F-8 squadrons in the Marine Corps for the past five years. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had not told a single person in the squadron who he was inviting. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’d better take me to your squadron first so I can help you put him to bed. Then you can drive me back to my squadron.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z At lunch, he walked outside the squadron headquarters and pounded a huge iron stake in the ground with a sledge hammer he kept in the trunk of his Jaguar XKE. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was on his way to the air station for additional briefings on the squadron he would soon command. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “If anyone pukes, the other squadron wins,” Bull shouted above the din. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a setup: five squadrons, five men in front, five men in back, five men walking on the sides. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I would like to welcome you, gentlemen, to the best squadron ever assembled. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The two squadrons were locked in an intense competition to win the trophy signifying supremacy among the other squadrons at Ravenel Air Base. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The winning squadron broke into a chant of victory. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Thandiwe nodded, and the guard flew off to join a squadron that was buzzing around the bossling’s head, hammering blows that didn’t seem to faze the monster. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She said, “A squadron commander’s wife needs a maid.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he had broken the great fleet into squadrons, and sent each by a different route to Slaver’s Bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Gaia turned into loose white sand, but Jason summoned a squadron of venti who churned around her, constraining her in a cocoon of wind. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Will you get up and get into the car so we can all go back to the squadron?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When Zhenya wrote a letter home five days after her squadron’s first flight, her tone was full of enthusiasm. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The real warhorse among the contestants drank last; this position of honor was reserved for the best chugger in the squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A regiment was usually divided into three squadrons of ten planes, with a squadron leader and deputy assigned to each. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Sergeant, are you trying to make a fool out of me just because I’m new in the squadron and you’ve been overseas a long time ?” “Oh, no, sir,” answered the sergeant deferentially. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I think you’d better play ball with him for a while, since you’re the one who promoted Major Major to squadron commander.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There were fist fights in the squadron and one stabbing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z To his mortification, Ben could see people laughing as they spotted the squadron decals on the side of the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw a squadron of Sixer gunships flying in formation, zooming south at low altitude, their sensors scanning the surface as they went. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “They’re ripening very quickly,” answered Milo, “and we don’t have a minute to lose. Just think how happy the men back at the squadron will be when they get these bananas.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “There’s a rumor in my squadron that you told them you weren’t going to fly any more combat missions.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The dim squadrons about him, setting out minute by minute, infected him with a tendency. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z To the west, the Demeter cabin and Grovers nature spirits had turned Sixth Avenue into a jungle that was hampering a squadron of Kronos s demigods. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Yossarian was the squadron’s leading authority on internment and had already begun plotting an emergency heading into Switzerland on every mission he flew into northernmost Italy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The administration area in which Hungry Joe had pitched his tent by mistake lay in the center of the squadron between the ditch, with its rusted railroad tracks, and the tilted black bituminous road. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Now she recognized the officer: it was one of the squadron leaders. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A squadron could be split into flights of three aircraft for smaller missions, too. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Another squadron of German bombers appears on the crimson horizon, lit by the burning trees like a false dawn. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Two large circular decals featuring the grotesquely salivating Werewolf emblem that symbolized the historical ferocity of the squadron adhered to the sides of the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The plane nose-dives, but she is already out, back among the smoke and the gunfire blazing from the squadron around her. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Now, men, this is the beginning of this squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As the squadron, in the demon pass of jets, edged offshore high above the green blaze of ocean, Lillian watched and listened from her second story veranda. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon Bull returned home early, too excited about the game with Peninsula to concentrate on the niggling administrative details that caused him more annoyance than any other element in his role as squadron commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way the squadron was going to be able to fly home in air-show formation as they usually did. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Yossarian eyed everyone he saw warily when he returned to the squadron from the hospital. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “This here squadron here is the toughest bunch of Marine aviators ever assembled on this here God’s green earth here,” Sammy bellowed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the squadron of fighter planes saw the chaos they’d caused by scattering the Po-2 regiment, they didn’t have any choice but to fly on to the airfield alone. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Repent! Repent! Repent!” the lechuzas screeched as they swooped down on us like a squadron of fighter planes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z At precisely 1230 hours, Colonel Bull Meecham strode into the briefing room to meet the officers of his squadron for the first time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to Orr, his roommate, it was the most luxurious tent in the squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His problem was a squadron of aviation cadets with low morale who marched atrociously in the parade competition that took place every Sunday afternoon. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She was a squadron commander and a veteran; she’d been shot down and wounded twice and had spent six months in the hospital. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She had some idea of the difficulties that peculiar squadron had in finding and keeping pilots. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “But don’t think it means anything, because it doesn’t. All it means is that you’re the new squadron commander.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Behind Atahuallpa came two other litters and two hammocks, in which were some high chiefs, then several squadrons of Indians with crowns of gold and silver. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The new Yak-1s all came with radios, but only the planes for the squadron commanders had transmitting radios that would let one person talk to others in flight. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The two C.O.’s would begin the contest, followed by the squadron executive officers, then followed by the youngest lieutenant in each squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And he was getting something done, for none of the documents signed with either of these names ever came back to the squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z All the cadets in his squadron were sworn to secrecy and rehearsed in the dead of night on the auxiliary paradeground. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I don’t want this out of this room,” the squadron leader said, and everybody looked blank, shrugging with innocence and indifference. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Sergeant Towser ran the squadron because there was no one else in the squadron to run it. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Scheisskopf, who had not yet made his reputation as a parader, shuddered violently at the picture Major Major would make marching barefoot in his squadron that coming Sunday. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Settling back in his swivel chair, his feet up on the desk and his eyes closed, he began imagining how beautiful everything would be once he was squadron commander. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Sitting in its bow window were RAF Maidsend’s gaunt and weary squadron leader and a bespectacled well-turned-out civilian in a tweed suit. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z People in the squadron he barely knew popped into sight out of nowhere as he passed and asked him how he was doing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I’m not thinking of writing a symbolic poem about your squadron.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He detached King Carados with a strong squadron to meet King Bars, only to find that a second equerry had sprung King Ban from the opposite side of him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Somebody fouled up, Bull. That’s all. They obviously think they made a mistake or they wouldn’t be giving you a squadron. Just keep your nose clean and don’t go terrorizing corporals in the latrine.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was over a week before the change of command ceremony would take place that would give Bull his first fighter squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you get away with it,” said the pilot in Dunbar’s squadron, stealing out of sight into the shadows. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z At the start of the Korean War, the Tan Yanks remaining in active service in the US Air Force were called up to serve as a part of an integrated squadron. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As I continued running across the field and up the ramp of my ship, I spotted a large squadron of gunships, about a hundred or so, descending from the sky directly above my location. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was certain they resented him because he seemed too good to eat with them now that he was squadron commander. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Colonel Korn acted decisively to arrest what seemed to him to be the beginning of an unwholesome trend in Major Major’s squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Whatever he was supposed to get done as squadron commander apparently was getting done without any assistance from him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Hugh shouted, and a squadron of bees sent Horace yelping down the hall. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z But they only had enough hot water for one squadron to leave. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He had been in the squadron less than a month and was noticeably unnerved by being thrust into competition so early in his tenure with the squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The COs soon learned of the squadron’s prowess; angry farmers came calling after the 372nd’s hundred-pound bombs flattened an outhouse and one unfortunate cow. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z When the squadrons of Indians who had remained in the plain outside the town saw the other Indians fleeing and shouting, most of them too panicked and fled. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “My husband has a whole squadron full of aviation cadets who would be only too happy to shack up with their commanding officer’s wife just for the added fillip it would give them.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z After they became the 46th Guards, they were allowed to form a third flight squadron and a training squadron. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When it came time to divide the women into separate regiments, knowing how close these friends were, Marina assigned them all to the same squadron. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z If he could not, he told his Exec, “the squadron will bleed.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A squadron of huge brown beetles hurled themselves against the light and then fell to the ground and moved their legs and felt around with their antennae. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just lend me one plane from each squadron, just one plane, and you’ll have all the casabas you can eat that you’ve money to pay for.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Almost on cue, everyone in the squadron stopped talking to him and started staring at him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “You’re the second best pilot in the squadron, Johnson. You are talking to the best.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “But don’t think it means anything, because it doesn’t. All it means is that you’re the new squadron commander.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “That’s all I want. I live here. My name is Flume. I belong to the squadron, but I live here in the woods. You can ask anyone.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “If it’s not an operational flight,” said the squadron leader, “there’s no need to ring Intelligence. I’ll take responsibility.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The pilots and navigators of the 587th kept a long-running volleyball competition going whenever they got a free moment, with the two flight squadrons making up their opposing teams. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They bombed all four squadrons, the officers’ club and the Group Headquarters building. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mariya Smirnova, the squadron commander, noticed the silence and reasoned—correctly—that the only reason the antiaircraft guns would stop firing was because there must be German night fighter aircraft patrolling the sky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There, not far overhead, a squadron of Nazi fighter planes was roaring by in perfect formation. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z O Lord, make me worthy of the squadron I command and please give me the chance to kill Castro. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re supposed to be meeting the squadron at the club for drinks right now. Then we’re all driving over to the mess hall together for the ball.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a third plane taking off with them, taking advantage of the moon, but not technically operational—a new squadron member doing his first cross-country training flight to France. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A group of pilots had gotten together around the piano of the bar and were singing their squadron song. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bull was dressed in his dark green winter uniform when he parked his squadron car in front of the bank and walked the six storefronts to Hobie’s. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As a first prayer, he prayed for the fighter pilots in his squadron, for God to keep them safe in His high dominion. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The car drives through a special, blocked-off section where a squadron of police guides us through. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel’s force, the squadron of gyropters and the zeppelin fuel tanker, had reached the opening between the worlds: the breach in the sky above Svalbard. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Most consisted of two squadrons of ten aircraft apiece; Marina Raskova’s three female regiments were not going to change the outcome of an air war on this scale. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He did not tolerate sadness or regret over a move in any member of his family, just as he did not tolerate poor morale among Marines in his squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had written that he wanted to show the sweet peas in his squadron what the Old Corps was like. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had noticed that none of the other squadron commanders ever mentioned this secondary responsibility, but once Bull thought about it, he hunted about for a satisfactory solution. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Cronies of theirs in other squadrons began dropping in unashamedly and using the tent as a hangout. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Landing in thick fog, I would enter that milky sheet and when the cockpit began to darken, it was a sign that the land was close,” said squadron commander Mariya Smirnova. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Pilots from the other squadron were pulled into the center of their fight simply by their proximity to the maelstrom. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why do you live in the woods if you belong to the squadron?” the chaplain inquired curiously. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Bull knew there was no real reason for Varney to address the squadron; he wanted to be a part of the grand panoply of what could be the first day of a war. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “A vicious and criminal thing! Major de Coverley is our squadron executive officer!” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The recruits in his squadron had all been shaken roughly awake only minutes before by the sergeant’s corporals and told to assemble in front of the administration tent. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z At three in the morning, Bull ordered his entire squadron to line up single file behind him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “But why not the men in the squadron, Milo?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Just then, a whole squadron of medical people ran by the open room door, carrying all sorts of equipment and shouting directions at each other. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A squadron of flying machines, which had been getting the better of a ragged battle with Lord Asriel’s gyropters, wheeled in the sky and made off to the west. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A squadron of Sixers marched down the loading ramp of a gunship parked nearby. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There they were, spread out like a squadron of Action Men. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Each squadron of them was in different voice, some larking, some triumphant some in sentiment or glee. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You could probably fly down there once a week in a squadron plane and bring back all the fresh eggs we need.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As Bull sat down, he spotted a picture on the wall behind Varney’s desk of a squadron lined up in two rows in front of a Corsair. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Special Duties squadron leader was supposed to take me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Shockingly, the first death in the squadron was a suicide. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Night was already falling by the time they were returned to the squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Behind him is a whole squadron of agents. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z To that end, I have organized a squadron of twenty mounted griffin-riders to take you out to join General Baligant and his army. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z But the pilots of the fighter squadron decided they’d have a bit of fun with the rookies. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Marina stayed behind with the other squadron, entertaining them by playing the village school piano and reading them poetry. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Once it’s working, it responds to the other voices in the squadron so if, say, Boggs were killed or severely disabled, someone could take over. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Flying near the rear, Kendra marveled at the squadron of fairies ahead of her effortlessly weaving through obstacles at such reckless speed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The solution he provided was to have Hungry Joe fly the courier ship once a week, removing him from the squadron for four nights, and the remedy, like all Colonel Korn’s remedies, was successful. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A moment later, several more squadrons dropped in from orbit to the north and west. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On the night of July 31, 1943, the fifteen aircrews of a Po-2 squadron got ready for their nightly bombing run. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Men were tied up all over the squadron signing, pledging and singing, and the missions took hours longer to get under way. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Because he had never officially gotten into the squadron, he could never officially be gotten out, and Sergeant Towser sensed that the multiplying communications relating to the poor man would continue reverberating forever. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly the cell door clanked open and what seemed like an entire squadron of LEP officers flooded the confined space. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He said William remarked that the "boys back at his squadron would be absolutely jealous." Prince William performs water landings in Canada 2011-07-05T13:44:31Z Above all, a Corsair pilot wanted desperately to win the respect of the best pilot in the squadron. 'Devotion' gets into cockpit of 2 U.S. pilots who bond in Korean War 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z We're not talking about massively popular shooter games like "Call of Duty," corporate products of squadrons of developers and programmers. Fascinating 'Indie Game' gets into heads of video-game developers 2012-04-26T20:09:10Z Even now, it is said, some people still believe that an English squadron, under intense attack, was miraculously saved by a company of spectral archers. Review | A century after the end of World War I, a new look at lost masterpieces of the era 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z We’re shown images of him in front of a lavish home in India, where squadrons of retainers cook, clean and garden. | ?Undercover Princes?: ?Undercover Princes?: Royalty Goes Incognito on TLC 2012-01-30T23:20:25Z From the windows some of his most recognisable works, a squadron of great stained-glass angels, looked down. The Last Pre-Raphaelite by Fiona MacCarthy - review 2011-08-25T09:00:01Z Security guards frisked journalists and other spectators ahead of the early morning press screening, going through their bags and even confiscating liquids, as a squadron of police officers looked on. Controversial Cannes entry probes France's past 2010-05-21T18:31:00Z Radical, dudes — make that pups — since the leads are hotheaded seals who form a squadron to defend their colony from a shiver of sharks. ‘Seal Team’ Review: Leave No Pun Behind 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Later he became an air training corps officer in the voluntary reserves, reaching the rank of squadron leader. Sir Patrick Moore 2012-12-09T16:19:01Z “He’s the kind of guy you want in your squadron. He doesn’t get too uptight, and finds levity in everything he does.” A Good Day in New York for Former TV Anchor 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z All of which made me easy prey to an RAF recruiting film about a buccaneer squadron training sortie from Gibraltar, set to a Vangelis soundtrack. A backwards salute to recruitment films 2010-08-11T11:45:00Z In 1986 Ronald Reagan had ordered a squadron of American bombers to take off from Lakenheath – in the Suffolk that had become Gentleman's by marriage – and attack Libya; the raid killed 60 people. Signs of the times 2010-04-16T23:05:00Z A Lancers officer edged his Sherman forwards into a wood, ordering his squadron to follow him. The Top 10 Moments in Reading in 2011 2011-12-28T18:53:18Z The amplitude of the crowded frieze, and the elaborate details of every architectural element, proclaim a regime that could afford to employ squadrons of expert Greek artists. A Show About the Hellenistic One Per Cent 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Charlie’s Rorschach qualities may be another camp element in a movie whose gender semiotics could keep a squadron of graduate students occupied until the end of time. Who’s Your Wingman Now? Pushing the Envelope With ‘Top Gun’ 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z After the D-Day invasion, his squadron flew support missions for troops on the ground. Ken Adam, Who Dreamed Up the Lairs of Movie Villains, Dies at 95 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z His family is blown away by a squadron of door-to-door stormtroopers. “Stay off the moors!”: John Landis’ “An American Werewolf in London” is a modern horror masterpiece 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z Instead a small squadron of advisers offers styling suggestions intended to supply character and inventiveness to gowns that are fetching in a nondescript way. | J. Crew Bridal Boutique: At the New J. Crew Bridal Boutique 2010-07-20T21:10:00Z With the news crew still mingling outside, Mr. Paul bounded out of the house, his peroxide-blond hair flopping, trailed by a squadron of artfully coifed teen-heartthrob types. Is Jake Paul a Social Media Genius or a Jerk? 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z A. J. Bullard, Major Stone’s Washington-based superior who, when the unit seems in danger of being shut down, successfully lobbies for the squadron to be given newer planes and more important missions. | 'Red Tails': ?Red Tails,? George Lucas?s Tale of Tuskegee Airmen - Review 2012-01-19T13:00:00Z “They’re forming a sinister squadron of Simpsons enemies to try to kill the Simpsons,” executive producer Al Jean tells EW. The Simpsons to Resurrect Frank Grimes for 600th Episode 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The entire squadron of 29 Hawker Hunters was close to being grounded by the boycott. On your way, Pinochet! The factory workers who fought fascism from Glasgow 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z At the end of his life, Jesus Christ is graphically tortured and killed by a merciless squadron of Roman soldiers, egged on by a crowd baying for blood. How to ruin other classic movies by inserting Tom and Jerry 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z After Ambien-induced dreams on the flight to war, the squadron quickly assumes the mission of the outgoing unit and is soon faced with a new enemy unlike any they’ve faced before: a group called al-Ayeelaa. ‘The Knife,’ by Ross Ritchell 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z There are squadrons of guitars, vocal harmonies and handclaps, harking back to 1970s glitter-rock. Pearl Jam and Green Day Are Still Going Strong. But Can They Evolve? 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Instead of the giant red lips that Man Ray floated above a low horizon, Oppenheim suspends a squadron of kite-like diamond shapes in red, orange and yellow, conjuring ’60s abstraction, Pop Art and commercial design. Meret Oppenheim: Enough With That Tempest in a Teacup 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z It’s marvelous to watch a squadron of Amazons in scarlet bodysuits and feathered helmets whip through an exciting routine on the uneven bars. Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Amaluna’ celebrates the power and grandeur of women 2013-02-02T00:11:02Z Oh, and the one telephone linked to air command that might alert fighters that a great squadron of German bombers is bearing down on the harbor? War — What Is It Good For? Chemotherapy, Apparently 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z When these killing machines sight a school of silver anchovies, they home in on them like combat aircraft closing in on an enemy squadron. Favorite Place: Sharing Paradise With the Barracuda 2012-09-07T17:12:11Z Or, he says, witness President George W. Bush swooping down on an aircraft carrier "Top Gun"-style to proclaim victory in his dogfight against a squadron of Soviet warplanes - er - the Iraqi army. Review: Journalist takes readers back to future 2011-03-16T20:01:27Z A squadron of albums marches across a high bedroom bookshelf, though the chronological sequence halts around the turn of the present century. Riff: On (Digital) Photography: Sontag, 34 Years Later 2011-05-08T05:30:17Z Among them was Roscoe Brown Jr., who commanded an Air Force squadron and now directs the Center for Urban Education Policy at the City University of New York. Hundreds mourn jazz singer Lena Horne in NYC 2010-05-14T19:46:00Z The squadrons of brightly painted wooden boxes, buttresses, squiggles, pyramids, chevrons, marquees and clouds don’t move, but they almost appear to, the product of hundreds of progressively flashing lights and clever video projections. Review: Is ‘WE’ installation deep? No. Is it fun? Definitely. 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z She has to assemble a team, a squadron if you will, of people who are going to get the job done. The Stylist Behind Grimes’s Futuristic Look 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Still, credit to him for trying, because here and there BBDLP1 is like being mown down by squadrons of Valkyrie as they battle the four horsemen of the apocalypse. New band of the day – Big Black Delta (No 1,332) 2012-08-16T15:21:42Z Inside, Kunkel presents a single suitcase with an arm attached, all in bright yellow; on a residential street nearby, he’s installed five of them, a squadron of almost-missing people on the move. In the galleries: Art that expresses the feel of Foggy Bottom 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z I totally supported his demotion after getting his squadron killed on a suicide mission. ‘The Last Jedi’ and You: What Fans Think of the Newest Chapter 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z It was in the possession of the Reverend James Inman when the merchant ship on which he was sailing encountered a French naval squadron off the Malaysian coast in February 1804. Rare Chinese early music book found 2014-03-04T15:05:56Z But first, a flyover tribute from a squadron of drone planes to our brave troops fighting for our freedom in Middle East-Regions 5-28. Super Bowl 2064: All hail Emperor Bieber! 2014-01-31T23:59:00Z The squadron first fought above the skies of Verdun; their emblem was the visage of a Sioux Indian. 100 years later: Returning to World War I’s Western Front in France 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Later, a squadron of go-go boys ceded the stage to the drag queen Trinity the Tuck. After a Political Storm, Gay Days Return to Disney 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The squadron leader and the pilot officer tried to persuade me to use the bayonet as it was only a pretence. Arnold Wesker: food for thought 2012-05-21T18:30:02Z On late-night comedy shows and in interviews about his background and journalistic exploits, his hyperbolic tendencies went unchecked by the tempering influences of the squadrons of producers and writers in the NBC newsroom. ‘Brian being Brian’: A unique storytelling ability connected Brian Williams with viewers, but it also led to his downfall 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Air Force squadron during World War II; and interactive computer kiosks that employ facial recognition matching human faces to the breed they most resemble. This museum curator is an expert on dogs — and their presidential partners 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z My grandfather ended up at a labor camp 200 miles southwest of Berlin that was part of a military base for a fighter squadron of the Luftwaffe. My grandfather survived the Holocaust. Here’s what his story tells me about today 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Walking down Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., members of my little squadron kept gleefully pointing out signs and costumes to one another. The Much-Needed Humor of the Women’s March 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z He learned to fly as a hobby, and when war came, found himself commanding a Spitfire squadron. The Real Great Escape by Guy Walters – review 2012-05-23T13:40:01Z The squadron of male models were as stock-still as Beefeaters. | Hilfiger and His Clones 2010-09-15T16:17:00Z A string of luxury cars ferried family members, Bollywood stars and VIPs in through another gate, with squadrons of private guards keeping back crowds. Sridevi: thousands mourn at funeral of actor who redefined role of female Bollywood stars 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Why then, he wonders, is a small naval squadron being dispatched to America? Review | The timely message in Christopher Buckley’s historical novel 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z As the seaplane soared more than 1,000 feet in the air, I scoured the crystalline waters below, hoping for a glimpse of dolphin squadrons, manatees, perhaps sharks. West of Key West, an Under-the-Radar National Park 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z That does not mean that squadrons of public relations operatives don’t try to exert influence. Battling for The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 100 Women List 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Interviews include a local Hamas leader, village protesters, Israeli activists, the female Israeli border police squadron commander and an Israeli army captain. "Budrus" film captures peaceful change in Middle East 2010-10-10T17:21:00Z And finally, in the Maldives, he meets a whole squadron of wild manta rays and swims with them. TV review: The Sinking of the Laconia and Martin Clunes: Man to Mantas 2011-01-07T08:00:03Z But the Magic Kingdom also employs squadrons of black-ops researchers to poke, prod and pry. Arts & Leisure: New Muppet (and Movie), Leading Franchise Into New Era 2011-11-16T16:00:12Z Couto opened the door in his underpants and a squadron of armed police burst through the front door. Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life of an island 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z The French novelist André Malraux organized a squadron of volunteer pilots for the anti-Fascist resistance. Review: Adam Hochschild’s ‘Spain in Our Hearts,’ About a Strangely Literary Conflict 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z He also wrote the best single line I’ve ever read in a novel: Of a funeral he wrote, “There were that day, o Lord, squadrons of birds.” Stephen King: By the Book 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Rather more revealing was a new TV advert focused on the film’s X-Wing squadrons. JJ Abrams completes final cut of Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z A squadron of immaculately dressed pensioners swarms into Smiths, two businessmen "win" toys for their children from a "Win A Prize Every Time" toy-grabbing machine, and I order another coffee. Service stations: my secret love affair 2010-05-01T23:35:00Z Seagulls and squadrons of brown pelicans flew alongside my rented Hyundai as I drove across the astonishing seven-mile stretch of U.S. 44 Islands and 42 Bridges: A Florida Keys Road Trip 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The plane was part of a training squadron at Oceana, the largest Navy air facility on the East Coast. Jet crashes into Virginia apartments 2012-04-07T02:52:00Z Cooped up in her Kansas City apartment, Witzke has been forming first impressions of the soldiers based on their handwriting and eavesdropping on small talk about squadron boxing matches and views of the French countryside. There’s a new top mission at this WWI museum: Preserving soldiers’ personal stories 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z When I heard this story from Neil I called a number of his squadron mates. Author of Neil Armstrong biography "First Man": He understood "the place of humankind in the cosmos" 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z There are 37 tactical squadrons of F-18s operating from bases worldwide and from 10 aircraft carriers. Jet crashes into Virginia apartments 2012-04-07T02:52:00Z He then learned the squadron was essentially a cover for the OSS. Still flying at 97: Autobiography recounts WWII pilot’s life 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Instead of assembling the usual squadron of talking heads, Marcello concentrates on just two interview subjects, both of whom knew Dalla well. ‘For Lucio’ Review: The Voice of Italy for Four Decades 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Instead I did the voice of the Spitfire squadron leader over the radio. Michael Caine: ‘Boy, did we have fun…’ 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Global sales for the film that unites a squadron of Marvel super heroes in a battle against evil reached $1.18 billion through Sunday, making it the biggest Disney release ever, the studio said. 'Avengers' outguns 'Battleship' at box offices 2012-05-20T18:13:13Z Curious and suspicious, Pepys manages to read the sealed orders sent to the squadron’s commander. Review | The timely message in Christopher Buckley’s historical novel 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Though McQueen was the film’s undeniable star, as a jaunty, rebellious American, Mr. Attenborough turned in a calm but commanding performance as a squadron leader. Richard Attenborough, Actor, Director and Giant of British Cinema, Dies at 90 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z He is not so much adolescent as almost literally infantile, talking in a high-pitched baby voice and dependent on a squadron of mommies. | 'Arthur': A Lush Life Revisited, With Nanny on Board 2011-04-07T21:14:56Z While irony is everywhere in Babel's work, here it shifts as erratically as Lyutov's squadron, and the terrible end of "After the Battle" may be a sincerely Nietzschean appeal. A brief survey of the short story part 38: Isaac Babel 2012-02-10T10:22:38Z To his right, a squadron of police officers, guns trained on his head. Will Choose Your Own Adventure work on the big screen? 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z “Catch-22” follows a squadron whose leaders continually raise the number of missions their men are required to fly before being sent home, resulting in no one being sent home. 60 years on, 'Catch-22' lands on TV in new age of absurdity 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z When the emperor refused, a squadron of Britain’s most up-to-date warships arrived in 1840 to brush aside the Celestial Empire’s junks and blast its coastal towns into ruins. The Opium War and the Humiliation of China 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z He's flying on and off aircraft carriers when he's 19, and he's the youngest members of his fighter squadron in Korea at 20. Author of Neil Armstrong biography "First Man": He understood "the place of humankind in the cosmos" 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z On the first day of the flights in June 1942, three planes ditched, followed a month later by a squadron of eight more. ‘Frozen in Time’: The fate of brave airmen, locked in the ice 2013-04-24T22:05:58Z With characters like profiteering Milo Minderbender, mediocre commander Major Major and parade loving Lieutenant Scheisskopf, “Catch-22” portrays a U.S. bomber squadron whose superiors are not just incompetent, but deaf to reason. 60 years on, 'Catch-22' lands on TV in new age of absurdity 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Navy Blue Angels squadron, a distinction that brought with the job a specific alienation and isolation of “there being no one else like you,” the younger Dillard said in a recent interview. A Cast and Crew’s Commitment to Making ‘Devotion’ 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Are those like apartments? you wonder, as a squadron of selfie-takers sweeps by, pelting you in the stomach with glossy shopping bags: fade, expensively, to black. There’s No Good Reason for a New Yorker to Go to Hudson Yards 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Forever lodged in my brain will be the vision of a squadron of weeping soldiers carrying a coffin across the Shooting Stars stage to illustrate Vic messing up a punchline. Shooting Stars: Grace Dent's TV OD 2011-08-05T23:07:45Z New cast members include Scott Eastwood as the leader of a squadron of cadets, and Jing Tian, an actress from China, where “Pacific Rim” made more money than it did in the United States. New Trailer: ‘Pacific Rim Uprising,’ Starring John Boyega 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The catch, as the squadron physician explains to the protagonist, is that, although a flier can be grounded if he is crazy, to announce oneself to be crazy is to demonstrate one’s sanity. The Odd Nostalgia of a New “Catch-22” 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z In "Ratcliffe on Soar 1," a squadron of cooling towers appears to be marching toward the viewer, leaving a sickly aura of pink and violet light in its train. 'Perspectives' at Foster/White looks at our world through photographers' lenses 2010-09-16T04:01:00Z A quartet of corporate chefs report to him, and, in turn, a squadron of executive chefs and specialists report to them, built on the French hierarchical system, the brigade de cuisine. How often are D.C.’s top chefs actually in the kitchen? On the boardwalk, squadrons of sun-dried and salted fish are crucified on nets left under the midday sun. Seaside traditions in Portugal’s Nazare 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z He's basically what Julian Assange would be if a squadron of killer robots destroyed the Ecuadorian embassy before he could get to it. Terminator Salvation recap: McG gives us a robotic sequel with added stupidity 2013-07-12T11:20:00Z A squadron of F-16 fighter jets flew overhead as fans cheered the movie’s star as she climbed steps to a stage where she was interviewed by Lorraine Cink. From ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Captain Marvel,’ Red Carpet Live Streams Are Everywhere 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Last year, Panorama revealed that one SAS squadron had killed 54 people in suspicious circumstances in one six-month tour that ended in May 2011. Top general locked away evidence of SAS executions 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z A squadron of men wearing half-face respirators and covered in flimsy personal protective equipment from head to foot vacuumed every crack of the parking lot at nearby Veterans Sports Park. Column: O.C. let its history rot. And the Tustin hangar fire is still burning 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z But he spoke of a change of leadership and how the squadron was now being monitored very closely. Red Arrows in 'special measures' after sexual harassment report 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Air Force squadrons have received additional crews and warplanes, and U.S. special operations forces have been added to help Israel in efforts to rescue hostages taken into Gaza. The Pentagon identifies the 5 US troops killed in a military helicopter crash over the Mediterranean 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Glinting glass jars, each filled with a swirl of semi-molten Vegemite, quiver as they clink along metal rollers on the assembly line before being bunched into squadrons of 12 and sent out into the world. The Corner Lot Where All the World’s Vegemite Comes From 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z A special forces officer was deployed to Afghanistan to interview personnel from the SAS squadron under scrutiny. Top general locked away evidence of SAS executions 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The Air Force has sent additional squadrons to the region and the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, which has an array of aircraft on board, has also been operating in the eastern Mediterranean. US military aircraft crashes over eastern Mediterranean Sea 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z He left active duty and joined the Air Force Reserve in 2014, serving as commander of a reserve squadron in California, according to the Air Force. A pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain is an Air Force Reserve officer 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z It noted there was a sense of loyalty, with incidents dismissed because people did not want to ruin someone's career or disrupt the squadron. Red Arrows: Predatory behaviour widespread and normalised - RAF 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The royal family arrived at the parliament escorted by a mounted squadron of the Royal Guard. Spain’s Crown Princess Leonor turns 18 and is feted as the future queen at a swearing-in ceremony 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z But the officer - an SAS major who had recently commanded a squadron in Afghanistan - appeared to take the squadron's version of events at face value. Top general locked away evidence of SAS executions 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Also known as collared peccaries, 30 to 50 hellcatting javelina squadrons have been razing the course turf annually during their fall rush. Wild pig-like animals are tearing up an Arizona golf course. The internet is delighted 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The squadron has F-16 fighter jets, and officials would not say where exactly it went. Live updates | Israel’s bombardment in Gaza surges, reducing buildings to rubble 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “Every missile has a destination — we will reach every single member of Hamas,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told a squadron of fighter pilots on Tuesday. As Gaza ground invasion looms, what do Hamas and Israel see as the endgame? 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The carrier, also known as the "Ike," has 5,000 sailors and can carry up to nine squadrons of aircraft, like fighter jets, helicopters and those capable of carrying out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. US aircraft carriers - What they bring to the Middle East 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z That year, the Royal Military Police embarked on an investigation that examined dozens of suspected extrajudicial killings by the SAS squadron on tour in the first half of 2011. Top general locked away evidence of SAS executions 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Combined with the four squadrons of F/A-18 jets aboard each carrier, the United States will have an aerial armada of more than 100 attack planes, officials said. U.S. Expanding Military Presence Near Israel 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Mason; and the nine aircraft squadrons from Carrier Air Wing 3, Pentagon officials said Saturday. Pentagon orders second aircraft carrier to Eastern Med ahead of Israel’s expected invasion of Gaza 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford’s strike group with its eight squadrons of attack and support aircraft are already off the coast of Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean, officials said. U.S. sends A-10 Warthog attack jets to Middle East to back Israel 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The Pentagon has also ordered additional warplanes to bolster existing squadrons of A-10, F-15 and F-16 squadrons at bases throughout the Middle East and is ready to add more if needed. The US is moving quickly to boost Israel’s military. A look at what assistance it is providing 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Gen Jenkins warned Gen Page that there appeared to be "an unofficial policy" among SAS squadrons to kill any fighting-age Afghan male during a raid, "regardless of the immediate threat they pose to our troops". Top general locked away evidence of SAS executions 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The probe was launched following a BBC Panorama investigation, which revealed that a SAS squadron killed 54 people in suspicious circumstances on one six-month tour. Afghanistan inquiry hears senior officers hid SAS killings 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The forces include the carrier’s eight squadrons of attack and support aircraft, a guided missile cruiser, and four guided missile destroyers. Focus on Israel-Gaza war raises fears of China attack on Taiwan 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The government announced the inquiry after BBC Panorama revealed an SAS squadron killed 54 people in suspicious circumstances on one six-month tour. Afghanistan: UK special forces 'killed 9 people in their beds' 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr Sunak boarded one of the squadron's aircraft every eight days on average during his first seven months in office, according to Ministry of Defence data obtained through freedom of information requests. Labour would clamp down on jet use by ministers 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z In 2022, the government announced a public inquiry into the allegations, after BBC One's Panorama revealed that one SAS squadron had killed 54 people in suspicious circumstances in one six-month tour of Afghanistan. Minister raised concerns over closure of SAS war crimes investigation 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Northmoor detectives spent five years investigating evidence that one SAS squadron had killed dozens of unarmed men, detainees and civilians, but resulted in no charges being brought. Afghanistan inquiry hears senior officers hid SAS killings 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z He was commissioned in 2007 and was a leader in his squadron, the Fighting Bengals, at the time of his death. Military identifies Marine Corps pilot killed in jet crash near San Diego base 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z The special forces squadron said in post-operational paperwork that operatives were "engaged by armed men" so returned fire, resulting in the nine deaths. Afghanistan: UK special forces 'killed 9 people in their beds' 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z American military officials stress it takes years of training to be able to field F-16 squadrons, limiting the impact the aircraft will have on Ukraine’s defense for the near future. U.S. will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at Arizona air base 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z However, getting Ukrainian squadrons battle ready could take much longer. Zelenskyy thanks Denmark for pledging to send F-16s for use against Russia’s invading forces 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Getting F-16 squadrons ready for battle could take “four or five years,” he said. Ukrainian pilots getting first training on long-awaited F-16s 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z He was referring to two A350s already in the service of the Luftwaffe's VIP squadron, while a third one is being retrofitted for government use by the industry. Germany to retire two govt planes after minister stranded in Abu Dhabi 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Its detectives investigated evidence that one SAS squadron had killed dozens of unarmed men, detainees and civilians, but resulted in no charges being brought. Afghanistan: UK special forces 'killed 9 people in their beds' 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The RAF took over the ongoing Nato mission in the Baltic from a German squadron. RAF Lossiemouth pilots intercepted 50 Russian aircraft 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z These businesses aren’t struggling to save teammates shot down by enemy squadrons. We’re in the Era of the ‘Top Gun’ C.E.O. 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z The squadron found the crash site, and with help from Alberta Parks Mountain Rescue, searched for survivors. Six people dead after small plane crashes in Calgary 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z The ammunition depot was brought under control and the fleet of F-16s were flown to the Larissa headquarters of another combat squadron. Greek fires at Nea Anchialos prompt blasts forcing F-16s to evacuate base 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Israeli fighter squadrons are strongly reliant on reserve pilots who have regular civilian jobs but who volunteer for several days each month to train or participate in combat and reconnaissance missions. Over 1,000 Air Reservists Threaten to Stop Serving, as Israel’s Political Crisis Grows 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Much before buying Dassault Aviation's Rafale, India bought Mirage jets in 1980s and those still comprise two squadrons of the air force. France to fete India's Modi at Bastille Day celebration 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Much before buying Rafale in 2015, India bought Mirage jets in 1980s, which still comprise two squadrons of the air force. India gives initial nod to buy French Rafale jets, submarines-source 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Just two months ago, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the addition of 10 drones to its squadron, bringing the total to 18 that can be used to monitor shark activity along her state’s beaches. Drones sweep for sharks along New York’s coast during rise in encounters with beachgoers 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Afterward, a squadron of Royal Air Force jets streaked across the cerulean skies above Edinburgh’s royal mile. In an Ambivalent Scotland, a Second Coronation for Charles 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The Israeli air force currently has two operational F-35 squadrons. Israel buys fleet of advanced F-35 jets in $3 billion deal 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Initially several RAF Hurricane squadrons were sent to the Arctic to help. Ukraine finds British WW2 Hurricane planes outside Kyiv 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The Army tank squadron will be fully deployed by the fall, Defence Minister Anita Anand said, speaking to reporters from Brussels. Canada to bolster Latvian NATO deployment with 15 Leopard 2 tanks - minister 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z From March 30 to April 2, a squadron of Chinese Coast Guard ships circled the contested islands that Japan calls the Senkakus for 80 hours and 36 minutes — China’s longest-ever stay, according to maritime data. Why the Battle for Supremacy in Asia Begins With China’s Coast Guard 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The four new missions in Colorado Springs include Delta 15, a headquarters unit for the service’s space operations command; Space Delta 12, a test and evaluation unit; and two surveillance squadrons. Air Force picks Colorado for more Space Force missions as politics loom over headquarters decision 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z He’s spent much of his career being one of the Air Force’s top aviators, one of its few Black pilots and often one of the only African Americans in his squadron. Air Force fighter pilot tapped by Biden to be next Joint Chiefs chairman has history of firsts 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z In a caption, the base said it had received two Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs so a munitions squadron there could “test their performance.” US bomb designed to hit targets like Iran underground nuclear sites briefly reappears amid tensions 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Cochrane organized a small Brazilian naval squadron to block Portugal’s access to Brazil’s ports. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Its decision to send a squadron of Challenger 2 battle tanks, for example, foreshadowed decisions by Germany and the United States to send more sophisticated tanks. In European Tour, Zelensky Reaps Billions More in Promised Military Aid 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The Home Office says up to 2,000 asylum seekers could be housed at RAF Scampton, a base famous for being the former home of the Red Arrows and the World War Two Dambusters squadron. Officials urged Braverman to halt asylum plan for RAF Scampton 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z "In fact, the 6th and 7th squadrons of this brigade were almost entirely destroyed, brigade intelligence was destroyed, large number of fighting vehicles were destroyed, a considerable number of prisoners were taken," he said. Ukraine unit says Russian brigade flees Bakhmut outskirts 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z So high was the rate of loss in their squadron that they were considered both an "old" and "lucky" crew. Their plane went down - how this WW2 Canada crew survived 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Roosevelt created the Atlantic squadron in January 1939 and gradually expanded a U.S. naval patrol and escort service for shipping headed for England. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Army said on Friday that it was grounding all Army flights except those needed for critical missions until aviation squadrons complete required training after two deadly helicopter crashes in a month. Army Grounds Nonessential Flights After 2 Helicopter Crashes 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z "That could be a huge pressure on North Korea, because usually they don’t share where those submarines are," said Moon Keun-sik, a retired South Korean submarine captain and squadron leader. U.S. plans rare nuclear missile submarine visit in message to North Korea 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Before the squadron even got across the Atlantic Ocean, though, typhus hit. Review | Anything can go wrong at sea. On this voyage, everything did. 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Then, on paper, U.S. and Chinese satellites, space weapons, drones, submarines, ground forces, warships, fighter squadrons, cyber warriors, communications experts, bankers, Treasury officials and diplomats all go to war. Lawmakers war-game conflict with China, hoping to deter one 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z "The statements on deployment plans of our Patriot squadrons in Poland and Slovakia referred to original plans," the ministry later said in a statement. Germany: decisions on Patriots in Slovakia, Poland to be discussed with allies 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Jack Teixeira, a 21-year old, low-level National Guard member assigned to an intelligence support squadron in Massachusetts, allegedly removed hundreds of classified documents from his office on base and brought them home. Leak raises fresh questions about Pentagon’s internal security 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The squadron immediately ran into trouble when typhus and then scurvy, a grotesque disease of Vitamin C deficiency, struck down the majority of the crew. As Scorsese preps his "Flower Moon," David Grann's new book takes to the high seas 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z “Mental health permeates every aspect of our operations,” Capt. Blair Guy, commodore for one of the destroyer squadrons based in Norfolk, said via email. US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z “Mental health permeates every aspect of our operations,” Capt. Blair Guy, commodore for one of the destroyer squadrons based in Norfolk, said via email. US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z In early March, fighter pilots in an elite Israeli Air Force squadron vowed not to attend training, in an unprecedented protest against the government. Mass Israel protests after Netanyahu fires defence minister 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z He took it out of a sealed evidence bag, then looked at a photo of Lieutenant Montgomery smiling with his squadron. A World War II Pilot Saved His Crew. It Took Almost 80 Years to Find His Remains. 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z As the squadron approached the tip of South America, the weather worsened; the other ships in the squadron began to turn back. As Scorsese preps his "Flower Moon," David Grann's new book takes to the high seas 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Nathan Rice, a Pentecostal chaplain serving a destroyer squadron at Norfolk, estimates he did 7,000 hours of counseling over 12 years. US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Nathan Rice, a Pentecostal chaplain serving a destroyer squadron at Norfolk, estimates he did 7,000 hours of counseling over 12 years. US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, 37 out of 40 reserve pilots from the Air Force’s elite 69th fighter squadron refused to participate in a scheduled combat training. Israel’s military joins nationwide protests over judicial overhaul 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Thirty-seven reservist pilots and navigators from an F-15 squadron said on Sunday they would skip a training day to "devote our time to dialogue and reflection for the sake of democracy and national unity". Israeli reservist colonel dismissed over judicial reform protest 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z On Monday, in an unprecedented move, dozens of reserve fighter pilots in an elite Israeli Air Force squadron said they would not report for training. Israeli mass protests against reforms block roads and airport 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Some recognized drug traffickers paid hefty sums to take over control of right-wing paramilitary squadrons included in a 2005 surrender deal, thus obtaining legal benefits. Colombia surrender law would not pardon drug traffickers: minister 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “They have all shown they are willing to throw entire squadrons under the bus to cut costs,” said Kharis O’Connell, a veteran designer of futuristic products whom Amazon recruited from Google two years ago. The Perils of Working on a C.E.O.’s Pet Project 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Fighter pilots in an elite Israeli Air Force squadron have vowed not to attend training, in an unprecedented protest against the government. Israel's elite fighter pilots escalate judicial reform protest 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Last week, GM sent a squadron of EVs from the Detroit area to Michigan’s chilly Upper Peninsula to test the impact of cold weather on battery range. Global race to boost electric vehicle range in cold weather 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z His younger brother says that Jhonattan used his last cartridge to scare off a squadron of peccaries, pig-like herd animals found in the rainforests of South America. Amazon jungle: Man survived 31 days by eating worms 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z County’s showman sheriff, Eugene W. Biscailuz, sent an air squadron over the foothills to drop parachutes of supplies to folks stuck in remote canyons. How the deluge of 1938 changed Los Angeles — and its river 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Australia has purchased 72 Lockheed F-35A jets to form three squadrons, with all aircraft scheduled to be fully operational this year. Lockheed Martin hopes to deliver more F-35s to Australia 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z One unnamed pilot told the Ynet news website that the squadron was "signalling that we won't be prepared to serve a dictatorial regime". Israel's elite fighter pilots escalate judicial reform protest 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “With dazzling looks, the fine steed of Paektu heads the squadron, followed by the beloved daughter’s favorite horse as they lead the high-spirited parade,” the narrator said, describing the father and the daughter’s horses respectively. North Korea’s ‘first daughter’: Everything we know about Kim Ju Ae 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Supreme Court — and the heroic exploits of the Tuskeegee Airmen, an all-Black fighter and bomber group that became one of the most decorated squadrons in the segregated military during World War II. As red states target Black history lessons, blue states embrace them 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Britain, the second-largest donor of military assistance to Ukraine after the United States, recently pledged to send a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks. Germany pledged a military revamp when Ukraine war began. Now it’s worse off. 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z A defence strategic review considering Australia's future force posture - including the possible purchase of a fourth squadron of F-35 jets - was handed to the government on Feb. 14. Lockheed Martin hopes to deliver more F-35s to Australia 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Katie Martinez, a flight officer assigned to one of the squadrons working on an aircraft in the flyover, said in a statement. Meet the all-female team of U.S. Navy aviators making Super Bowl flyover history 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z “I’d love to see us keep all the ships,” said Captain David Miller, the commander of the Florida-based littoral combat ship squadron, said in an interview. The Pentagon Saw a Warship Boondoggle. Congress Saw Jobs. 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z The more lightly armored Stryker, because it is wheeled, can move much faster on paved roads, meaning it can get infantry squadrons into the fight faster. Will German and U.S. tanks be game changer for Ukraine? 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The British government announced on Jan. 14 that it would send its a squadron, or 14, of its Challenger 2 battle tanks, which has a 120 mm rifled gun. Factbox: Tanks for Ukraine: who is lining up to send them to Kyiv? 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z London said it would send a squadron, or 14 tanks. Factbox: Ukraine's military supplies: What ground vehicles are Kyiv's allies sending? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Britain added to the pressure on Germany by breaking the taboo on heavy tank deliveries last week, offering Kyiv a squadron from its fleet of Challengers, though far fewer of these are available than Leopards. Poland could send Leopard tanks to Ukraine without German OK, PM suggests 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z This week, Britain raised the pressure on Berlin by becoming the first Western country to send tanks, pledging a squadron of its Challengers. Berlin sets condition for U.S. on exports of German tanks to Ukraine -source 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Britain, which broke the Western taboo on sending main battle tanks over the weekend by promising a squadron of its Challengers, has called on Germany to approve the Leopards. Davos 2023: Lithuania sees tank deliveries to Ukraine, pushes for more support 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The meetings come on the heels of Britain’s announcement on Saturday that it would send a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. Britain leads a push for more Western military aid to Ukraine, and soon. 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z In it, she played Carla, an Italian woman who had affairs with three American soldiers during World War Two and meets them all again during a squadron reunion 20 years later. Gina Lollobrigida: From post-war film legend to artist 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z An announcement from the British prime minister’s office said a squadron of 14 tanks will go to Ukraine “in the coming weeks,” along with 30 AS-90 self-propelled guns. Russian missiles rain down on Ukrainian cities; Britain to send battle tanks 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z South Korea's army operated two drone squadrons within its Ground Operations Command since 2018, but they were primarily designed to prepare for future warfare. South Korea's Yoon warns of ending military pact after North drone intrusion 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The blueprint also included a plan to add another drone unit in the army, which operates two squadrons. South Korea to spend $440 mln until 2027 to counter North Korea drones 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z After the war, he served the RAF in various training roles, retiring in 1962 with the rank of squadron leader. George ‘Johnny’ Johnson, last ‘Dambuster’ of World War II, dies at 101 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The neighbors believed it was the work of the feared Zero Units — squadrons of U.S.-trained Afghan special forces soldiers. The truth about CIA-backed Afghanistan night raids that killed countless civilians 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z A BBC Panorama investigation published earlier this year revealed that one SAS squadron killed 54 people in suspicious circumstances in one six-month tour. How a British special forces raid went wrong, and a young family paid the price 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Going into combat in the years after his balloon ascents, Mr. Kittinger flew three tours of duty in Vietnam, became a squadron commander and shot down a North Vietnamese jet. Joseph Kittinger, a Record-Setter High in the Skies, Dies at 94 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The squadron leader, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, who would be killed in action later in the war, received the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest award for valor. Johnny Johnson, the Last World War II ‘Dambuster,’ Dies at 101 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Johnson spent 22 years in the air force, retiring with the rank of squadron leader, and later worked as a teacher at hospitals for people with mental health problems. George Johnson, last veteran of Dambusters raid, dies at 101 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z "Johnny" Johnson was the last survivor of the RAF bomber squadron known as the Dambusters. Obituary: Sqn Ldr George 'Johnny' Johnson 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Pte Kennington, of 24 Squadron, 5 Medical Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, was described as a "young and popular" member of the squadron. Catterick Garrison: Young soldier dies at Army base 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The company, which also operates squadrons out of Las Vegas and North Carolina and licenses its products to others, sends planes pretty much anywhere in the U.S. for gigs. Skywriting was a dying art, but it's taking off again. Here's why 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z She was stationed with a communications squadron at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois when her grandfather gave the keynote speech at an Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month conference there in May 2010. Hiroshi Miyamura, Given Medal of Honor in Korean War, Dies at 97 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Highly unusually, our nations' air forces have formed two joint squadrons - one of which is patrolling the skies above World Cup venues. How Qatar’s riches touch millions of UK lives 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Later he was commissioned, qualified as a navigator, and stayed in the RAF until 1962 - retiring as a squadron leader. Obituary: Sqn Ldr George 'Johnny' Johnson 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Two squadrons of the aging F-15s are being prepared to return to the United States, and a final decision on permanent basing remains under study. Biden’s DoD pulls F-15 Eagles from Japan amid rising China threat: ‘Sends the wrong signal’ 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Lieutenant Folsom, who was awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross, went on to a distinguished military career, commanding night fighter squadrons in battles over Okinawa and in the Korean War. Samuel Folsom, Who Fought the Japanese Above Guadalcanal, Dies at 102 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z South Dakota is also expanding its squadron: On Tuesday, the South Dakota Parks and Wildlife Foundation unveils its second all-terrain chair. All-terrain wheelchairs arrive at U.S. parks: ‘This is life-changing’ 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z It was the most dangerous job it was possible to have in the RAF during World War Two, yet they are the only squadron without a permanent memorial. Remembrance Sunday: The WW2 pilot who won the Grand National 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Two squadrons of the aging F-15s are being readied to return to the United States, and a final decision on permanent basing remains under study. Plan to pull F-15 fighters from Okinawa sparks alarm in Congress 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Withdrawing the permanent presence of two F-15 squadrons from the Pacific is the inevitable result of decisions that inadequately invest in replacement aircraft, he wrote. Biden’s DoD pulls F-15 Eagles from Japan amid rising China threat: ‘Sends the wrong signal’ 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z He had been a resistance fighter against Fidel Castro’s communist regime and of the five men in his squadron, he was the only one to survive retaliatory attacks. What golden years? California retirees lament the 'venom' coursing through American politics 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The facility at the air base will include a squadron operations facility, a maintenance center, and a parking area for six B-52s. U.S. to deploy B-52s in Australia 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The squadron’s job was to intercept Russian bombers loaded with nuclear bombs if they tried to attack the United States. Nuclear memories: Russia, war and childhood fears rekindled 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z There were detailed designs for the construction of a U.S Force “squadron operations facility” at Tindal as well as a maintenance center, jet fuel storage tanks and an ammunition bunker, the ABC reported. China slams reported plan for US B-52 bombers in Australia 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, he joined the Navy and served as a flight surgeon for a Marine helicopter squadron in Iraq. Your guide to California's Congressional District 3 race: Kermit Jones vs. Kevin Kiley 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z They were ordered to load nuclear bombs on one squadron of aircraft in each regiment, and aircraft were placed at “readiness 3,” meaning a 30-minute alert. Opinion | An official U.S. history revealed a Cold War nuclear scare. Now back to the vault. 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z The article informed us that in 1825, a squadron of French warships arrived off the coast of Haiti to demand reparations for the descendants of their former enslavers. Opinion | ‘Blackmail’ is too tame a term to describe what the French did to Haiti 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Our social group, in fact, was primarily the squadron members and their families. Nuclear memories: Russia, war and childhood fears rekindled 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z More recently, the House Republican campaign committee released a biography that describes Majewski as a veteran whose “squadron was one of the first on the ground in Afghanistan after 9/11.” Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z After the Sept. 11 attacks, he joined the Navy as a flight surgeon for a Marine helicopter squadron in Iraq. California's fall election could sway power in Congress. Here are House races to watch 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Air Force’s F-16 demonstration squadron, which creates mind-bending aerial displays that demand a combination of exquisite precision and ice in the veins. Air Force celebrates 75 years with air show at Joint Base Andrews 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Returning to England, he received advance training then returned to combat duty, serving as navigation leader for multiple squadrons on some large-scale raids over Germany. Stories of UK’s disappearing World War II generation 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z She also inspected a radar squadron, an air defense company, and a navy fleet. Taiwan leader tells troops to keep cool amid Chinese threats 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Just after 9 p.m., a squadron of dancers — Black men in black suits, Black women in all white — walked onstage, eliciting screams and a chant of “KEN-DRICK! KEN-DRICK!” Review: Kendrick Lamar’s Big Steppers tour stomps through Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z “Our fellow armed service members of the Afghan army, the airborne division, and special force units are still stuck back home,” said Musafer, a former fixed-wing squadron commander in Afghanistan’s air force. A year after the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, refugees are still struggling to resettle 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The files, which the BBC has not been been able to independently verify, detail a "communications intelligence" mission by a US air squadron carried out at the end of 2020 in Estonia over the Baltics. Nato investigates hacker sale of missile firm data 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Four airborne fighter squadrons became 12, and the number of surface combatant ships in the region increased from five to 26. Road to war: U.S. struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasion A former RAF squadron leader has flown an aircraft as a surprise gift for his 101st birthday. RAF veteran Jack Hemmings has 101st birthday flight 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z But now, China and Russia are higher priorities, and the United States is less prepared to battle against their more capable, and highly advanced, fighter jet squadrons. Fighter pilots will don augmented reality helmets for training 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Keston would prove to be a safer place to work than Biggin Hill, but one evening Ms Galley watched as a huge squadron of German planes flew over them towards London. Biggin Hill: 'Mum was embarrassed about her WW2 medal' 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Rolls-Royce engineers are plotting how to siphon off that heat while generating enough energy to keep Tempest's squadron of digital gadgets humming along. A mind-reading combat jet for the future 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Individuals who served with the SAS squadron on that deployment told the BBC they witnessed SAS operatives kill unarmed people during night raids. No UK troops above law, PM says after claims about SAS 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z We spoke to people who had served with the SAS squadron who confirmed they had witnessed AK-47s being planted in this way. SAS killings: How a scandal was uncovered 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z BBC Panorama analysed hundreds of pages of SAS operational accounts, including reports covering more than a dozen "kill or capture" raids carried out by one SAS squadron in Helmand in 2010/11. SAS reports reveal troubling pattern of suspicious deaths in Afghanistan 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The civilian unit was formed at the start of the war to fly new, repaired and damaged aircraft between factories, maintenance units and frontline squadrons. Biggin Hill: 'Mum was embarrassed about her WW2 medal' 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Recent listings on global job sites like Head Hunter included units looking for combat engineers, anyone who could operate a grenade launcher and even the commander for a parachute squadron. Desperate for Recruits, Russia Launches a ‘Stealth Mobilization’ 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Greek officials said one squadron would consist of 20 planes. Greece formally requests to buy F-35 fighter jets from US 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z He also said the U.S. is sending two additional F-35 fighter jet squadrons to the UK and will send more air defense and other capabilities to Germany and Italy. US to boost military presence in Europe for Russia threat 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Individuals who served with the SAS squadron on that deployment told the BBC they witnessed the SAS operatives kill unarmed people during night raids. SAS reports reveal troubling pattern of suspicious deaths in Afghanistan 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Two additional squadrons of advanced F-35 fighter jets will be sent to Britain. Citing Russia threat, Biden to ramp up U.S. forces in Europe 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z He announced a hefty boost in America’s military presence in Europe, including a permanent U.S. base in Poland, two more Navy destroyers based in Rota, Spain, and two more F35 squadrons to the U.K. NATO chief: Alliance faces biggest challenge since WWII 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z The U.S. also will send two additional F-35 fighter squadrons to Britain and bolster “air defense and other capabilities” in Germany and Italy. As 'historic' NATO summit opens, Biden commits to more U.S. forces in Europe 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z The precision flying requires extensive training by Blue Angel crews that rotate through the squadron. Will Blue Angels perform ‘sneak pass’ in new, bigger jets at this year’s Seafair? The stunt caused problems in California 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Senior leadership became so concerned that a rare formal review was commissioned of the squadron's tactics. SAS reports reveal troubling pattern of suspicious deaths in Afghanistan 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z But maintenance contracts fulfilled by both the U.S. military and U.S. companies to coalition squadrons carrying out offensive missions have continued, The Post’s analysis shows. Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes. Many relied on U.S. support. “It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of five Marines from the Purple Fox family” the squadron’s commanding officer, Lt. Five killed in California Marine aircraft crash identified 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z A US woman has confessed to leading an all-female squadron for the so-called Islamic State group in Syria, as well as plotting attacks on American soil. Kansas woman admits to training all-female IS battalion in Syria 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Lemoore is home to Commander Strike Fighter Wing Pacific and Commander Joint Strike Fighter Wing and hosts 16 operational Strike Fighter squadrons, according to its website. Pilot killed in navy jet fighter crash in California desert 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z But when a Special Forces officer was deployed to Afghanistan to interview personnel from the squadron, he appeared to take the SAS version of events at face value. SAS reports reveal troubling pattern of suspicious deaths in Afghanistan 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z U.S. forces conducted joint exercises with almost every squadron from Saudi Arabia and the three F-16E/F squadrons from the United Arab Emirates confirmed to have flown missions in Yemen. Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes. Many relied on U.S. support. "If the Russians succeed in installing long-range air defence systems then they will be able to defend their squadron, which can reach Ukraine's coastline." Ukraine war: Snake Island and battle for control in Black Sea 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Sixteen pieces of space debris associated with the event are currently being tracked, the squadron added. Old Russian Rocket Motor Explodes in Orbit, Creating More Space Debris 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z "I'd only ever seen World War Two movies," the retired squadron leader said. Falklands War veterans mark 40th anniversary of RAF raid 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z If the suspicions were true, he wrote, the SAS squadron had "strayed into indefensible ethical and legal behaviour". SAS reports reveal troubling pattern of suspicious deaths in Afghanistan 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z An analysis of public contract announcements shows that the United States provided arms, training or maintenance support to the majority of the fighter jet squadrons in the campaign. Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes. Many relied on U.S. support. To do so, the Corps plans to divest itself of a significant portion of its combat forces — including infantry battalions, tank units, fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft squadrons, and logistics units. Opinion | War is a dirty business. Will the Marine Corps be ready for the next one? 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z It features the squadron's badge and bomber command badge and representations of the floodlights fitted to planes to help ensure they were at the correct height before releasing their bombs. Scampton church plans Dambusters stained glass window 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Lest the Confederacy open a maritime Pacific front, Czar Alexander II put one of his naval squadrons at Abraham Lincoln’s disposal. Russia’s Jamestown in America — and the oligarch who has helped fund it 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Only three AK-47s were recovered, according to the SAS account - one of at least six raids by the squadron on which the reported number of enemy weapons was fewer than the number of people killed. SAS reports reveal troubling pattern of suspicious deaths in Afghanistan 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The Post found that as many as 94 U.S. contracts were awarded to individual Saudi and UAE squadrons since the war began. Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes. Many relied on U.S. support. Before the rules changed, Klein said, his squadron launched about 16 airstrikes in two years. UW grad’s story reveals the unseen scars of those who kill via remote control 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z On May 9, 1962, the astronaut stayed at the North End home of a Marine buddy of his from their fighter squadron days. How Seattle pulled together plans, people, Elvis and The Bubbleator to put on the 1962 World’s Fair 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z The country said it intended to ramp up the process to buy at least 32 more F-16s from Norway, providing them with enough jets and personnel to staff an additional two air squadrons, Reuters reported. Romania suspending MiG-21 fleet in favor of F-16 buy 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z A senior officer who worked at UK Special Forces headquarters told the BBC there was "real concern" over the squadron's reports. SAS reports reveal troubling pattern of suspicious deaths in Afghanistan 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The Post and the Security Force Monitor used visual evidence from state media, news reports and government releases to identify 19 fighter squadrons that definitely took part in the air campaign in Yemen since 2015. Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes. Many relied on U.S. support. His squadron grounded him, forbade him to wear a flight suit and told him not to talk to fellow pilots. UW grad’s story reveals the unseen scars of those who kill via remote control 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z The ministry said it would speed up the process to buy an additional 32 F-16 jets from Norway, which will give it an additional two air squadrons. Romania suspends military MIG-21 flights, to speed up F-16 purchase 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z “It’s typically the largest and most important ship in a fleet or squadron, and that’s the case here — this is a large and very powerful ship.” Russia says flagship missile cruiser has sunk after explosion off coast of Ukraine 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Internal emails from the time show that officers reacted with disbelief to the reports, describing them as "quite incredible" and referring to the squadron's "latest massacre". SAS reports reveal troubling pattern of suspicious deaths in Afghanistan 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z In some instances, The Post and SFM could only determine that certain squadrons were likely to have benefited from U.S. contracts. Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes. Many relied on U.S. support. River, being pursued by two police choppers and a kamikaze squadron of police cars, they are actual vehicles, going actually fast in an actual place. Review: Can Michael Bay save the blockbuster? Nutso 'Ambulance' is his best in decades 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z “The available resources of the aircrafts from the three squadrons ensure ... their operation for a minimum of 10 years and will form an air capability of transition to fifth-generation F-35 jets,” the ministry said. Romania suspends military MIG-21 flights, to speed up F-16 purchase 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z They were in the same fighter pilot squadron. SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z |
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