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 ## Squadrons
 
+Squadrons define a group of pilots that fly a single type of aircraft and perform a predefined set of missions. The types of missions that are automatically assigned during mission planning can be chosen in the squadron menu. The squadron has a fixed livery.
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 ### Predefined squadrons
 
 Predefined squadrons are loaded from `resources\squadrons\*\*.yaml` (for built-in squadrons) and from `<DCS saved games directory>\Liberation\Squadrons\*\*.yaml` (for user-defined squadrons).