Sentences with word «squadron»

Indeed, for a Western audience, watching Jiro's dreams of squadrons of Zeros buzzing over fields of green is chilling, and advance critics seemed unable to distinguish the Japanese war machine from the film's focus on a life lived in pursuit of dreams.

Subsequently he commanded fighter squadrons in the Pacific, then decided to make the service a career.

Snorkelling is quite thrilling too, with squadrons of black - tip reef sharks patrolling the shallows.

1980 - 1988 - US Navy active duty * Primarily served in helicopter squadrons at sea and ashore as an operations Yeoman, maintaining classified materials and flight logs.

And in saving the RAF's fighter squadrons from being chewed to pieces in the Battle of France that he knew was lost, Dowding made his young pilots» victory in the Battle of Britain possible.

In an official release published on the U.S. Air Force official website, Lt. Col. Josh Koslov, squadron commander of the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron, is quoted as saying, «When the Compass Call is up on station supporting our Iraqi allies we are denying ISIL's ability to command and control their forces.»

• Supervise and direct all aircraft inspections, develop and implement planned maintenance schedules, and oversee all coordination and stowage of munitions by squadron personnel.

As the battle wore on, alcoholism and dementia incapacitated P.J., a one - time Second World War air force squadron leader and entrepreneur, who died in September 2002.

«My corrected biography accurately shows I received the United States Navy Rufus L. Taylor Intelligence Award — as the leader of an ad - hoc intelligence effort supporting four EA - 6B Prowler electronic attack squadrons as part of Operation Allied Force — instead of Intelligence Officer of the Year.

Line up your X-wing squadron from an attack on a mammoth First Order Star Destroyer in space.

But the same goes for taking down squadrons as you roam the lands in an open - world battlefield, which does change the layout of the frontlines as you give your clan the numerical and moral advantage against your foes.

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Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger The stokes ore high as you fond off the Kilrathi on oil fronts» Command squadrons aboard tliu newly - christened TC5 Victory.

Completed five successful aircraft squadron deployments in direct support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and Valiant Shield.

The first thing you need to understand is that interceptors can «lock» other squadrons into a dogfight, forcing them to stop whatever they were doing and engage in a fight to the death.

«Those wondering how much it costs to be the kind of awesome country that can scramble a permanent elite squadron of jets and square - jawed pilots in case of emergency international demand for an aerobatics display were out of luck.»

«Obviously it was frustrating,» said Ms Maloney, who became among the first women to join a combat military flying squadron and was deployed to the Arabian Gulf.

Dodging cannon fire through twisting canyons and facing off against an entire squadron of Tie Fighters on your own is initially exciting, but the Lego series» lack of stakes takes the edge off.

Get ready to battle enemies in multi-stage Galactic Assault, take on swarms of AI foes in Arcade, join squadrons of friends in Starfighter Assault, and maximize your trooper skills in eight vs eight Strike missions,» EA explains.

Winston Churchill opens the new headquarters of a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron at Croydon in 1948.

The ultra-exclusive Zonda Tricolore is both a savory treat and a spectacular sports car, built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Italy's Frecce Tricolori, the nine - plus - one aerobatic training squadron based at Rivolto Air Force Base in northern Italy.

The Virginian - Pilot reports that Norfolk - based Navy helicopter squadrons that were previously sent to the Houston area have rescued hundreds of people impacted by the destructive storm.

Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China, the historical air - combat action game based on the events of America's secret volunteer squadrons who flew combat in Southeast Asia during World War 2, launches today on Steam in 13 languages including English, German, Russian and Chinese.

When an experienced squadron takes to the skies over the Miami coastline to identify flight objects that have passed through a no - fly zone, the last thing that they were expecting to e...

This past weekend, I took my family to watch the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels aerobatic flight demonstration squadron at the State of Maine air show.

Line up your X-wing squadron for an attack on a mammoth First Order Star Destroyer in space.

Through this you'll be able to send squadrons of fighter jets (and later on reverse engineered space ships) to intercept the alien craft.

Shot using GoPro cameras the video shows the Japan - based squadron using the 20 mm cannon, firing the AGM - 88 HARM (High - Speed Anti-Radiation Missile) and dropping some GBU - 12s along with old - fashioned free fall Mk - 82 and Mk - 84 iron bombs.

Micronesia's Yap is famous for seeing squadrons of manta rays — and photographing them too.

In Titanfall, the battle zones are populated not just by human players, but by small squadrons of AI droids and soldiers who take a part in the conflict, providing easier targets for new participants.

PvE quests and raids see you and your friends facing off against squadrons of aliens or space pirates, while PvP is a looming threat wherever you venture.

His 1997 book «Bogeys and Bandits» (Viking Penguin) told of a training squadron at the same base where he had trained years before.

Fly a Pterodactyl squadron over snow - capped mountains, race through the deep jungle with your pack of trained Raptors, tromp through a fortified enemy base along a convoy of gigantic Brontosaurus, or chase down prey on the back of a raging T - Rex.

Combat between squadrons is also simplified as there's no hull zones or shields to consider, instead Tie Fighters and X-Wings are classified as «engaged» if they're within a distance measurement of one of each other, and while engaged can't move away from the fight.

Command and crew historically inspired sailing vessels in powerful duels or within squadron operations where cooperation in running your vessels leads to victory.

recurring, ancillary, and upgrade training for 30 military squadron personnel Non - Commission Offier in... Antonio, Texas Affiliations American Society of Military Comptrollers Certifications Certified Defense

Indeed, this isn't solely an extermination mission like the original game; technically, you're also supposed to be looking for a missing Galactic Federation squadron who, as you'll eventually learn, didn't exactly end up with good fortunes.

The story is largely told through bombastic mission briefings, voiceovers and mid-mission banter as you take on characterful enemy ace squadrons, and is compact enough to enjoy without getting in the way of the action.

The navy squadron leaving the rendezvous near Kuril Islands is heading towards the Hawaiian Islands.

VFA 115 embarked aboard Lincoln expended twice the amount of bombs as other squadrons in their airwing (with 100 % accuracy) and met and exceeded all readiness requirements while on deployment.

In the Air Force, the apprentice squadron I joined had an emblem of an acorn with the motto «few are chosen».

Delivering three new multiplayer maps — Egypt, Dunkirk and V - 2 — and a brand new objective based War Mode in Operation Husky, allowing us to join the Allies in the invasion of Sicily, taking to the skies in a fighter plane in order to protect bomber squadrons, we can't fault the content additions found within this pack.

The original Far Cry was a first - person shooter that started off on a vast tropical island, and it offered a remarkable open - ended experience as you fought squadrons of soldiers in sprawling outdoor environments.

Synopsis: A test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe.

Foley complains that vigilantism has a bad name in the media and that what he and his makeshift squadron do is protect the U.S. in the absence of effective government policing.

5 Dreadnought's with individual cards tracking weapons, armor, ecm, life support and damage control is going to be a lot more manageable than 10 plus 20 battle cruisers, and 5 destroyer support squadrons.