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Union)">Air army</a> (USSR)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>A <b>squadron</b> in an <a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">air force</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Naval_aviation" title="Naval aviation">naval</a> or <a href="/wiki/Army_aviation" title="Army aviation">army aviation</a> service, is a <a href="/wiki/Military_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Military unit">unit</a> comprising a number of <a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft" title="Military aircraft">military aircraft</a> and their <a href="/wiki/Aircrews" class="mw-redirect" title="Aircrews">aircrews</a>, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four <a href="/wiki/Flight_(military_unit)" title="Flight (military unit)">flights</a>, depending on aircraft type and air force.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In most armed forces, two or more squadrons will form a <a href="/wiki/Group_(air_force_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group (air force unit)">group</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Wing_(air_force_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (air force unit)">wing</a>. Some military forces (including the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="French Air and Space Force">French Air and Space Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/German_Air_Force" title="German Air Force">German Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force" title="Royal Netherlands Air Force">Royal Netherlands Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Air_Component" title="Belgian Air Component">Belgian Air Component</a> and <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force" title="Republic of Singapore Air Force">Republic of Singapore Air Force</a>) also use the term "squadron" for non-flying ground units (e.g. radar squadrons, missile squadrons, air defense squadrons, aircraft maintenance squadrons, security forces squadrons, civil engineering squadrons, range operations squadrons, range management squadrons, weather squadrons, medical squadrons, etc.). </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comparative_organization">Comparative organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Squadron_(aviation)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Comparative organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Organizational structure of flying units in selected NATO countries, by relative size </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Size<br />Group<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">British and<br /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a> and<br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">USMC</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">USSF</a> </th> <th scope="col">Canadian<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="French Air and Space Force">French AAE</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/German_Air_Force" title="German Air Force">German Air Force</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force" title="Italian Air Force">Italian Air Force</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_air_forces_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers">NATO Rank level</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />of <a href="/wiki/General" class="mw-redirect" title="General">general</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <table style="border:none; background:none;text-align: center; line-height: 7px; font-size:7px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align: right; padding:0 2px;"><span style="color:black;"></span> </td> <td style="width:33;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_090_-_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_090_-_Division.svg/35px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_090_-_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_090_-_Division.svg/53px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_090_-_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_090_-_Division.svg/70px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_090_-_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align: left; padding:0 2px;"><span style="color:black;"></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:none;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/35px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/53px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/70px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </th> <td>÷ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(United_States)" title="Air Division (United States)">Air division</a><br />(no longer used) </td> <td>÷ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_division" title="Air division">Air division</a><br /><i>Division aérienne</i> </td> <td>÷ </td> <td><i>Luftwaffendivision</i><br />(no longer used) </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Air_division" title="Air division">Divisione aerea</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/OF-7" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-7">OF-7</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <table style="border:none; background:none;text-align: center; line-height: 7px; font-size:7px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align: right; padding:0 2px;"><span style="color:black;"></span> </td> <td style="width:33;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_080_-_Brigade.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_080_-_Brigade.svg/35px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_080_-_Brigade.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_080_-_Brigade.svg/53px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_080_-_Brigade.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_080_-_Brigade.svg/70px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_080_-_Brigade.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align: left; padding:0 2px;"><span style="color:black;"></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:none;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/35px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/53px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/70px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Group_(military_unit)" title="Group (military unit)">Group</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wing_(military_unit)" title="Wing (military unit)">Wing</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Space_Force#Delta" title="Structure of the United States Space Force">Delta</a> (OF-5) </td> <td>Group<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><i>Groupe aérien</i><br />(no longer used) </td> <td><i>Brigade Aérienne</i> </td> <td>÷ </td> <td><i>Brigata aerea</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/OF-5" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-5">OF-5</a>, or <a href="/wiki/OF-6" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-6">OF-6</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <table style="border:none; background:none;text-align: center; line-height: 7px; font-size:7px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align: right; padding:0 2px;"><span style="color:black;"></span> </td> <td style="width:33;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_070_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_070_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg/35px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_070_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_070_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg/53px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_070_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_070_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg/70px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_070_-_Regiment_or_Group.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align: left; padding:0 2px;"><span style="color:black;"></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:none;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/35px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/53px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/70px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </th> <td>Wing </td> <td>Group </td> <td>Wing<br /><i>Escadre</i> </td> <td><i>Escadre</i> </td> <td><i>Geschwader</i><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (OF-5) </td> <td><i>Stormo</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/OF-4" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-4">OF-4</a>, <a href="/wiki/OF-5" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-5">OF-5</a>, or <a href="/wiki/OF-6" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-6">OF-6</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <table style="border:none; background:none;text-align: center; line-height: 7px; font-size:7px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align: right; padding:0 2px;"><span style="color:black;"></span> </td> <td style="width:33;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_060_-_Battalion.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_060_-_Battalion.svg/35px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_060_-_Battalion.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_060_-_Battalion.svg/53px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_060_-_Battalion.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_060_-_Battalion.svg/70px-Military_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Dark_Blue_-_060_-_Battalion.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align: left; padding:0 2px;"><span style="color:black;"></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:none;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/35px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/53px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/70px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </th> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Squadron</a> </td> <td>Squadron </td> <td>Squadron (OF-4) </td> <td>Squadron<br /><i>Escadron</i> </td> <td><i>Escadron</i> </td> <td><i>Gruppe</i> (OF-4) </td> <td><i>Gruppo</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/OF-3" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-3">OF-3</a> or <a href="/wiki/OF-4" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-4">OF-4</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <table style="border:none; 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text-align: left; padding:0 2px;"><span style="color:black;"></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:none;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/35px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/53px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/70px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Flight_(military_unit)" title="Flight (military unit)">Flight</a> </td> <td>Flight </td> <td rowspan="2">÷ </td> <td>Flight <br /><i>Escadrille</i> </td> <td><i>Escadrille</i> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Staffel_(unit)" title="Staffel (unit)">Staffel</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (OF-3) </td> <td><i>Squadriglia</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/OF-2" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-2">OF-2</a> or <a href="/wiki/OF-3" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-3">OF-3</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <table style="border:none; 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text-align: left; padding:0 2px;"><span style="color:black;"></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:none;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame)-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/35px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/53px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/70px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Monochrome_Dark_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Unspecified_or_Composite_All-Arms_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </th> <td>Flight </td> <td>Element/Section </td> <td>Section </td> <td><i>Section</i> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Flight_(military_unit)" title="Flight (military unit)">Schwarm</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> / <i><a href="/wiki/Vic_formation" title="Vic formation">Kette</a></i> </td> <td><i>sezione</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/OF-1" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-1">OF-1</a> or <a href="/wiki/OF-2" class="mw-redirect" title="OF-2">OF-2</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Germany">Germany</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Squadron_(aviation)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1933%E2%80%931945)#Staffel" title="Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945)">Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945) § Staffel</a></div> <p>In World War I, the Imperial German Army used the term Squadron (<i>staffel</i>), whereas the Austro-Hungarian armed forces and the Swiss Army used the term <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a>. In the modern <a href="/wiki/German_Air_Force" title="German Air Force">German Air Force</a>, a flying <i>staffel</i> is a battalion-equivalent, while a ground based support <i>staffel</i> is a company-equivalent. One such example are the air base defence units, which are squadrons (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>, plural: <i>Staffeln</i>) formed into battalions. The ground based missile air defence units are also company- (in this case <a href="/wiki/Artillery_battery" title="Artillery battery">battery</a>-)equivalent squadrons (<i>staffeln</i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sweden">Sweden</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Squadron_(aviation)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sweden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Air_Force" title="Swedish Air Force">Swedish Air Force</a> adopted naval-like traditions in its formative years and for that historical reason calls its squadrons <a href="/wiki/Division_(naval)" title="Division (naval)">divisions</a> (plural: <i>divisioner</i>). They are grouped into <a href="/wiki/Flotilla" title="Flotilla">air flotillas</a> (plural: <i>flygflottiljer</i>). During the Cold War the Swedish Army, Navy and Air Force each had their own integral helicopter arms. After the end of it in line with the mid-90s force reduction and reforms they were fused into the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Armed_Forces_Helicopter_Wing" title="Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing">Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing</a> as a service, independent from the three main armed forces branches.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Helicopter Wing adopted the term <i>skvadron</i> from the former Swedish Army Aviation for its units, which is squadron in its army company-equivalent meaning. In the early 2000s, the Swedish Air Force absorbed the Helicopter Wing as its fourth combat air wing. Unlike the US Air Force, where the name of the base and the units stationed at that base are not related to each other, the name of the wing (flotilla) is in general considered synonymous with the air base where the unit is stationed. For example, the air base where the F 10 wing is stationed (in Ängelholm) is commonly referred to as F 10 even though it is the name of the tactical unit. In general, this only applies as long as a wing is stationed at the base. Case in point is Uppsala-Ärna air base, an active military airport but since the tactical unit located there has been disbanded it is no longer referred to as F 16. These naming conventions have been inherited from the navy where Swedish military aviation has its roots. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_Kingdom_and_Commonwealth">United Kingdom and Commonwealth</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Squadron_(aviation)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: United Kingdom and Commonwealth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the infant years of combat aviation in <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> and specifically with the trench stalemate at the front military aircraft partially took over the reconnaissance role from the cavalry. With that in mind the British <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> adopted the <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)"><i>squadron</i></a> nomenclature. After the fusion of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service" title="Royal Naval Air Service">Royal Naval Air Service</a> into an independent <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>, the new armed forces branch introduced its own system of ranks, with the commanders of squadrons becoming <a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">squadron leaders</a>. </p><p>The rapid sophistication in technology and combat tactics has led to increased requirements and qualifications of the officers in command positions and the commanders of RAF flying squadrons were upgraded in the post-World War II period from squadron leaders to <a href="/wiki/Wing_commander" title="Wing commander">wing commanders</a>. Today RAF flying squadrons are <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a>-equivalents, while combat and combat service support ground squadrons such as communications or administrative squadrons are <a href="/wiki/Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a>-equivalents and still usually commanded by squadron leaders. </p><p>Flying units in the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> and <a href="/wiki/Army_Air_Corps_(United_Kingdom)" title="Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)">Army Air Corps</a> are also called squadrons. In the latter they are company-equivalent units, divided into flights and grouped into <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regiments</a>. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Air_Training_Corps" title="Air Training Corps">Air Training Corps</a> of the United Kingdom and many <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> nations, a squadron is a group of <a href="/wiki/Cadet" title="Cadet">cadets</a> who parade regularly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States">United States</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Squadron_(aviation)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>, the squadron is the principal organizational unit.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An aggregation of two or more USAF squadrons will be designated as a <a href="/wiki/Group_(military_aviation_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group (military aviation unit)">group</a> and two or more groups will be designated as a <a href="/wiki/Wing_(military_aviation_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (military aviation unit)">wing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-af138_101_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-af138_101-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>USAF squadrons may be flying units composed of pilots and flight crews, with designations such as fighter squadron, bomb squadron, or airlift squadron. Fighter squadrons may support between 18 and 24 aircraft, while larger aircraft flying squadrons (e.g., bomber, cargo, reconnaissance) may support fewer aircraft. However, non-flying units also exist at the squadron level, such as missile squadrons, aircraft maintenance squadrons, intelligence squadrons, aerospace medicine squadrons, security forces squadrons, civil engineering squadrons and force support squadrons, as well as numerous other examples.<sup id="cite_ref-af138_101_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-af138_101-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>USAF flying squadrons are typically commanded by an aeronautically rated officer in the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">lieutenant colonel</a>, although some particularly large squadrons, such as the <a href="/wiki/414th_Combat_Training_Squadron" title="414th Combat Training Squadron">414th Combat Training Squadron</a> that manages <a href="/wiki/Exercise_Red_Flag" title="Exercise Red Flag">RED FLAG</a> training at <a href="/wiki/Nellis_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Nellis AFB">Nellis AFB</a>, Nevada will be commanded by an aeronautically rated officer in the rank of full <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">colonel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Non-flying squadrons are also usually commanded by an officer in the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">lieutenant colonel</a>, but some may also be commanded by officers in the rank of <a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">major</a>. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information on U.S. Navy squadrons: <a href="/wiki/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Aviation_Squadrons" title="Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons">Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons</a></div> <p>In contrast to the organizational structure of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> units, where flying squadrons are separate from non-flying squadrons tasked with administrative, aircraft maintenance, or other support functions, flying squadrons in naval aviation in the United States (e.g., <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>) typically contain both embedded administrative support functions and organizational level aircraft maintenance functions, plus all their associated personnel, as part of the total squadron manning.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With few exceptions, oversight of the majority of these non-flying functions is assigned to the squadron's <a href="/wiki/Naval_aviator" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval aviator">naval aviators</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naval_flight_officer" title="Naval flight officer">naval flight officers</a> as their "ground job" in addition to their regular flying duties.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With few exceptions, most U.S. Navy flying squadrons are commanded by aeronautically designated officers in the rank of <a href="/wiki/Commander_(United_States)" title="Commander (United States)">commander</a>. Exceptions are primarily the Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS), which are often, though not always, commanded by aeronautically designated <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-6)" title="Captain (United States O-6)">captains</a>. Commanding officers (COs) of U.S. Navy flying squadrons other than FRS units will be assisted by an executive officer (XO) of the same rank who functions as a second-in-command and who will eventually "fleet up" and relieve the CO as the next CO.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Aviation" title="United States Marine Corps Aviation">United States Marine Corps Aviation</a>, in addition to flying units that are patterned in similar fashion to their U.S. Navy counterparts, the nomenclature "squadron" in the Marine Corps is also used to designate all battalion-equivalent, aviation support organizations. These squadrons include: wing headquarters, tactical air command, air control, air support, aviation logistics, wing support, and wing communications squadrons. In contrast to their USN counterparts, USMC flying squadrons and aviation support squadrons, while having a commanding officer (CO) at the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">lieutenant colonel</a> level, may not have an equivalent rank executive officer (XO), but are moving more toward the USN model. USMC aviation (Flying) squadron XO's are aeronautically designated officers in the rank of Lt.Col or Major. </p><p>Also in contrast to USAF flying squadrons, most tactical sea-based and land-based U.S. Naval Aviation squadrons (USN and USMC), vice training squadrons and test and evaluation squadrons, usually do not have more than 12 aircraft authorized/assigned at any one time. Exceptions are USN helicopter mine countermeasures squadrons (17 MH-53), USMC "composite" medium tilt-rotor squadrons assigned afloat as the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), (12 MV-22s, 6 AH-1s, 4 CH-53s, 3 UH-1s, and 6 AV-8s). Other squadrons with a large number of Primary Aircraft Assigned (PAA) include Marine heavy helicopter squadrons (16 CH-53s), Marine light/attack helicopter squadrons (18 AH-1s and 9 UH-1s), and Marine attack squadrons (16 AV-8s). </p><p>Although part of U.S. naval aviation, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a> aviation units are centered on an air station or air facility versus a squadron or group/wing organizational structure. The one exception to this is the Coast Guard's Helicopter Interdiction Squadron (HITRON), which is engaged primarily in counter-narcotics (CN) interdiction operations.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Aviation_Branch" title="United States Army Aviation Branch">United States Army Aviation Branch</a>, flying units may be organized in battalions or squadrons (the latter for air cavalry only) reporting to an aviation brigade. Aircraft maintenance activities are typically assigned to an aviation maintenance company or element in the battalion or brigade.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a> (CAP), a squadron is the basic administrative unit. As the official civilian auxiliary of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a>, CAP follows the USAF organizational model. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_countries">Other countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Squadron_(aviation)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An <i>escadron</i> is the equivalent unit in France's <a href="/wiki/French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="French Air and Space Force">French Air and Space Force</a> (Armée de l'air et de l'espace). It is normally subdivided into <i><a href="/wiki/Escadrille" class="mw-redirect" title="Escadrille">escadrilles</a></i> of eight aircraft. The <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Air_and_Space_Force" title="Spanish Air and Space Force">Spanish Air and Space Force</a> and some air forces of other <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>-speaking countries follow that tradition (with a squadron called an <i>escuadron</i> and a flight called an <i>escuadrilla</i>), as does the <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Air_Force" title="Brazilian Air Force">Brazilian Air Force</a> with <i>esquadrão</i> and <i>esquadrilha</i> respectively. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian Air Force</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Air_Component" title="Belgian Air Component">Belgian Air Component</a> on the other hand use <i>escadrille</i> as the equivalent of a squadron. The <a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force" title="Italian Air Force">Italian Air Force</a> uses <i>gruppo</i> (group) to denominate its squadrons, as does the <a href="/wiki/Chilean_Air_Force" title="Chilean Air Force">Chilean Air Force</a> (<i>grupo de aviación</i>). The <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Air_Force" title="Portuguese Air Force">Portuguese Air Force</a> (<i>esquadra</i>) and the <a href="/wiki/Polish_Air_Force" title="Polish Air Force">Polish Air Force</a> (<i>eskadra taktyczna</i>, <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a> for <i>tactical squadron</i>) use the term squadron with its etymology originating from the <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(naval)" title="Squadron (naval)">naval</a> and not the <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(army)" title="Squadron (army)">army</a> meaning. The <a href="/wiki/Czech_Air_Force" title="Czech Air Force">Czech Air Force</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Slovak_Air_Force" title="Slovak Air Force">Slovak Air Force</a> use the generic term <i>Letka</i> as the squadron equivalent. The <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Air_Force" title="Turkish Air Force">Turkish Air Force</a> (<i>filo</i>) and the <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Air_Force" title="Hellenic Air Force">Hellenic Air Force</a> (<i>μοιρα αεροπορικής</i> (<i>mira aeroporikis</i>) - aviation squadron) use the squadron denomination originating from the army term. The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Air_Force" title="Royal Norwegian Air Force">Royal Norwegian Air Force</a> use the <i>skvadron</i> term also originating from the army term. So does the <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Air_Force" title="Hungarian Air Force">Hungarian Air Force</a> with <i>repülőszázad</i> (<a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a> for <i>aircraft squadron</i> or <i>flying squadron</i>; the cavalry company-equivalent term is <i>század</i>). </p><p>Many Eastern European countries use the term originating from the French word <i>escadrille</i>: <a href="/wiki/Russian_Air_Force" title="Russian Air Force">Russian Air Force</a> - <i>Эскадрилья</i> (<i>eskadril'ya</i>), <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force" title="Ukrainian Air Force">Ukrainian Air Force</a> - <i>Ескадрилья</i> (<i>eskadril'ya</i>), <a href="/wiki/Belarusian_Air_Force" title="Belarusian Air Force">Belarusian Air Force</a> - <i>Эскадрыльля</i> (<i>eskadryil'ya</i>), <a href="/wiki/Romanian_Air_Force" title="Romanian Air Force">Romanian Air Force</a> - <i>escadrilă</i>, <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Air_Force" title="Bulgarian Air Force">Bulgarian Air Force</a> - <i>Ескадрила</i> (<i>eskadrila</i>), <a href="/wiki/Serbian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defence" title="Serbian Air Force and Air Defence">Serbian Air Force</a> - <i>Ескадрила</i> (<i>eskadrila</i>), <a href="/wiki/Croatian_Air_Force_and_Air_Defence" class="mw-redirect" title="Croatian Air Force and Air Defence">Croatian Air Force</a> - <i>eskadrila</i>. 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