Following is our list of the most famous squadron quotations and slogans. We've compiled this selection of inspirational squadron quotes. Hopefully, these squadron quotes will keep you motivated not only during hard times but to expand your squadron knowledge!
Only one military organization can hold and gain ground in war-a ground army supported by tactical aviation with supply lines guarded by the navy. — Omar N. Bradley
To become an ace a fighter must have extraordinary eyesight, strength, and agility, a huntsman's eye, coolness in a pinch, calculated recklessness, a full measure of courage and occasional luck! — Jimmy Doolittle
Our warriors are no longer limited to the people who fly the airplanes...Our entire force is a warrior force. Being a warrior is not an AFSC, ...it's a condition of the heart. — John P. Jumper
It's like flying jet fighters in a gymnasium — Dick Trickle
Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head. — Euripides
The Marine Corps is proud of the fact that it is a force of combined arms, and it jealously guards the integrity of its air-ground team. — Keith B. McCutcheon
The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish. — Manfred von Richthofen
I would happily storm hell in the company of these troops ... how strongly they have demonstrated to the world that free men and women can fight like the dickens. — James Mattis
The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it. — Winston Churchill
Good generals select intelligent officers, thoughtful advisors, and brave subordinates. They oversee their troops like a fierce tiger with wings. — Zhuge Liang
We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling around with no particular cohesion. — Douglas Bader
The nature of encounter operations required of the commanders limitless initiative and constant readiness to take the responsibility for military actions. — Georgy Zhukov
The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion. — Barbara Tuchman
Short Squadron Quotes
Baby boy, go hire a squadron
My crib got more poles than a fire department. — Cam'ron
It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance. — Adolf Galland
Rogue Squadron doesn't run. Unless we really, really have to. — Aaron Allston
I was commanding officer of a supersonic fighter squadron, F-8 Crusaders. — James B. Stockdale
As you know, God is generally on the side of the big squadrons against the small ones. — Comte DeBussyRabutin
As you know, God is usually on the side of the big squadrons against the small. — Roger de Rabutin
God is usually on the side of big squadrons and against little ones. — Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy
As you know, God is generally on the side of the big squadrons against the small ones. — Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy
I was commanding officer of a supersonic fighter squadron, F-8 Crusaders. — James Stockdale
Go my favorite sports team go! Score a goal. Unit. Basket. Go squadron! Defeat the opponents soundly in this...skirmish. — Brian Regan
Blockading squadrons are a means whereby nations seek to prevent their enemies from trading; protective tariffs are a means whereby nations attempt to prevent their own people from trading. What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war. — Henry George
There is a peculiar gratification in receiving congratulations from one's squadron for a victory in the air. It is worth more to a pilot than the applause of the whole outside world. — Eddie Rickenbacker
At the end of the day, though, the band members have to be strong. It's down to the individuals in the unit. Listen to me, I'm talking like I'm in the army and this is my squadron. — Shirley Manson
Optimism can be more powerful than a battery of artillery or squadron of tanks. It can be contagious and it's necessary to being a leader. — Rick Hillier
In relations with many domestically weak countries, a radio transmitter can be a more effective form of pressure than a squadron B-52s. — Henry A. Kissinger
I would attack any squadron blockading a port. Nothing could prevent me from dropping out of the clear blue sky on to a battleship with 400 kilos of explosives in the cockpit. Of course it is true that the pilot would be killed, but everything would blow up, and that's what counts. — Jules Vedrines
The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may depend, ought certainly to be possessed of abilities equal to so important a station and so extensive a command. — William Falconer
The admirals of his majesty's fleet are classed into three squadrons, viz. the red, the white, and the blue. — William Falconer
Of whatsoever number a fleet of ships of war is composed, it is usually divided into three squadrons; and these, if numerous, are again separated into divisions. — William Falconer
Pilots, to a large degree, are like salesmen. They have to be confident to be good at their jobs. They have to practice relentlessly and plan out all the scenarios of the things that could happen when they're out there. Nothing is more important than preparation. They are also mighty competitive, both as individuals and as squadrons. — Simon Sinek
The script was given to me by one of my agents and they didn't tell me anything about it. My first reaction was, "The West Wing? Is it about a squadron of fighter jets?" Then I turned the page and saw, 'by Aaron Sorkin' and I knew it was going to be something good. — Rob Lowe
Dad mistook - for some reason unbeknownst to me - he mistook his family for a platoon of Marines. I mean, he - the exact same thing he brought to the disciplining of a squadron, a battalion, a platoon, he brought to the disciplining of his children. He ran the house - he had Saturday morning inspections for us, he had white-glove inspections for us as kids. — Terry Gross
Yes, for all of us in the Shakespeare Squadron, writing is just that: not an escape from reality, but an attempt to change reality. — William S. Burroughs
It is not the willingness to kill on the part of our soldiers which most concerns me. That is an inherent part of war. It is our lack of respect for even the admirable characteristics of our enemy; for courage, for suffering, for death, for his willingness to die for his beliefs, for his companies and squadrons which go forth, one after another, to annihilation against our superior training and equipment. — Charles Lindbergh
The same advice my commanding officer at Patrol Squadron 17, Cmdr. Robert J. Quinn, gave me before I was grilled to be given the responsibility to lead a crew of 12 all over the world, ready to stop a Russian submarine preparing to wipe out an American city with a nuclear missile: ‘Always remember that common sense and communication will solve 95 percent of the challenges you face in the Navy and life. — Pete Olson
For a strong adversary (corps) the opposition of twenty-four squadrons and twelve guns ought not to have appeared very serious, but in war the psychological factors are often decisive. An adversary who feels inferior is in reality so. — Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
The rattle of plastic keys reminds me of a squadron of butterflies failing to fight their way out of a paper bag. — Clive James
My strength has now been reduced to the equivalent of 36 squadrons...we should be able to carry on the war single-handed for some time if not indefinitely. — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding
In every squadron there were, perhaps, four or five pilots who exuded confidence. They knew that they were going out to shoot. The rest knew sub-consciously, that they would make up the numbers, mill about, and get shot at. — Lynn Garrison
Sacred Bands and elite squadrons aren't what the mercenaries' guild is about. Field them at your peril. — Janet Morris
Rogue Squadron doesn’t run. Unless we really, really have to." "No, this will be Wraith Squadron’s mission." "We don’t mind running. Even when we don’t have to. — Aaron Allston
I can kill with a single word. I can hurl a ball of fire into the midst of my enemies. I rule a squadron of skeletal warriors, who can destroy by touch alone. I can raise a wall of ice to protect those I serve. The invisible is discernible to my eyes. Ordinary magic spells crumble in my presence... But I bow in the presence of a master. -- Lord Soth to Raistlin Majere — Margaret Weis
But when I was selected, after my very first tour of squadron duty, to become one of the youngest candidates for the test pilot school, I began to realize, maybe you are a little bit better. — Alan Shepard
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