flying squad
noun
: a usually small standby group of people ready to move or act swiftly
especially
: a police unit formed to respond quickly in an emergency
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Things to do: When conducted in the fall, the Miramar Air Show features the precision flying squad, the Blue Angels.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
This joint Arab-Israeli flying squad would bring compelling arguments beyond the global threat of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.
—John Bolton, WSJ, 20 July 2022
The heart-stopping Miramar Air Show has been drawing crowds since 1953, especially for the precision flying squad of the Blue Angels.
—Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2019
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
This joint Arab-Israeli flying squad would bring compelling arguments beyond the global threat of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.
—John Bolton, WSJ, 20 July 2022
The heart-stopping Miramar Air Show has been drawing crowds since 1953, especially for the precision flying squad of the Blue Angels.
—Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2019
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