History Main / TheSquad

* ''Film/ThirtySecondsOverTokyo'', about the 1942 Doolittle Raid against Japan, focuses on the five-man crew of a single B-25 bomber. A five-man B-52 bomber crew. Lt. Lawson's the leader, the co-pilot likes to play poker, the bombardier is a home movie enthusiast, and Cpl. Thatcher is a hick from Montana who proves unexpectedly tough under pressure.

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[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] the quartet of Congresswomen comprising of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Presley, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Talib who are often called "the Squad".

-->-- ''[[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/1681-Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot Loading Ready Run]]'' makes it official.

%%* ''LightNovel/LibraryWar''

%%* ''Film/TheDeserter''

%%* ''Anime/PumpkinScissors''
%%* ''{{Anime/Simoun}}''

Some works featuring The Squad include:
* ''Film/{{Aliens}}''
* ''Literature/AllQuietOnTheWesternFront''
* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}''
* ''Series/BandOfBrothers''
* ''VideoGame/BattlefieldBadCompany''
* ''Literature/TheBlackCompany''
* ''Series/BlackSheepSquadron''
* ''VideoGame/BrothersInArms'' (essentially Series/BandOfBrothers: [[SpiritualLicensee The Game]])
* Damocles Squad in ''Literature/BrothersOfTheSnake''
* ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty''
* ''VideoGame/CannonSpike''
* ''VideoGame/CliveBarkersJericho''
* ''[[Series/Combat1962 Combat!]]''
* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWarII''
* ''Film/TheDeserter''

* J Squad in ''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow''.
* ''Manga/Evangelion303'': features the "Evangelion squad".
* ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad''
* ''Series/GarrisonsGorillas''
* ''Literature/GauntsGhosts'' of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''
* ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar''

* ''Literature/GenerationKill''
* ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' (the Japanese-language title is really their official group designation)
* The Gold Eagle Books action-adventure series of the 1980s -- SOBS (Soldiers of Barrabas, a mercenary unit secretly employed by the US Government), and the anti-terrorist groups [[Literature/TheExecutioner Phoenix Force and Able Team]].
* Some ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' games, namely ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'', ''VideoGame/HaloReach'', and ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'', as well as ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'''s ''Spartan Ops'' co-op campaign.
* ''ComicBook/HuntersHellcats''
* ''{{VideoGame/Killzone}}''
* ''LightNovel/LibraryWar''
* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', and ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' all play the trope fairly straight with a few character-based subversions.
* ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorPacificAssault'' gives us a main character with a voice and a personality, as well as a distinctive squad to support him.
** Just like in 'Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault', ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorVanguard'' also features a squad, however the main character is silent during gameplay.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam''
* The Ins-and-Outs in ''Literature/MonstrousRegiment''
* ''OverThere''
* ''Anime/PumpkinScissors''
* ''Series/TheRatPatrol''
* ''WesternAnimation/RoughnecksStarshipTroopersChronicles''
* ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''
* ''VideoGame/ScarletNexus''
* ''Film/SevenManArmy''
* ''{{Anime/Simoun}}''
* ''Series/SpaceAboveAndBeyond''
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsRepublicCommando'', both the [[VideoGames video game]] and [[Literature/RepublicCommandoSeries the novels]]

* Any comics featuring [[ComicBook/XMen Team X]], a squad during the UsefulNotes/ColdWar that featured ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}, and Maverick, among others ([[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory implants and alterations]] by their employers make the exact roster, especially at any one point in time, uncertain).
* ''ComicBook/Team7'' and their spin-offs (''Team Zero'', ''Team One'' and ''Gen 12'')
* ''Film/ThirtySecondsOverTokyo'', about the 1942 Doolittle Raid against Japan, focuses on the five-man crew of a single B-25 bomber. A five-man B-52 bomber crew. Lt. Lawson's the leader, the co-pilot likes to play poker, the bombardier is a home movie enthusiast, and Cpl. Thatcher is a hick from Montana who proves unexpectedly tough under pressure.
* ''ComicBook/{{Tomahawk}}'': Tomahawk commanded a squad of guerrilla soldiers known as Tomahawk's Rangers.
* ''Series/TourOfDuty''
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''
* ''Series/TheUnit''
* ''Literature/TheUnknownSoldier''
* ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles''
* ''VideoGame/WorldInConflict''
* ''Literature/XWingSeries'': both Rogue and Wraith Squadrons, though Wraith Squadron features more ground/Special Operations missions
* [[WorldWarIII ''The Zone'' novels]] by James Rouch.

* TheMedic (sometimes another SmartGuy variant), sometimes as a CombatMedic

[[caption-width-right:350: Your typical [[SemperFi Marine squad]]. [[note]] From left: TheMedic, [[FriendlySniper the Friendly Sniper]], TheBigGuy, and TheLeader [[/note]] [[note]]Also, for the record, though the number of members varied, there were typically more then 4 members (though the 3 fireteam’s of later war marine squads did actually have 4 members).[[/note]]]]
->''"Look, we know you're new to this command, but the army field manual is very clear on the subject of squad stereotype composition. Every squad must include: 1 quiet religious guy who goes insane, 1 maverick loose cannon who plays by his own rules and dies in a blaze of glory, 1 covert recon operative with a dark past who at first betrays the team but then has a last minute crisis of conscience and nobly sacrifices himself for the greater good, 1 fresh faced new recruit who survives but loses his innocence and learns to become a man and 3 or 4 other guys who you don't care about so they can get brutally shot so you can show how serious the war is."''
-->--''[[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/1681-Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot Loading Ready Run]]'' makes it official.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] the quartet of Congresswomen comprising of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Presley, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Talib who are often called “the Squad”.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] the quartet of Congresswomen comprising of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Presley, Ileana Omar and Rashida Talib who are often called “the Squad”.

[[caption-width-right:350: Your typical [[SemperFi Marine squad]]. [[note]] From left: TheMedic, [[FriendlySniper the Friendly Sniper]], TheBigGuy, and TheLeader [[/note]] [[note]]Also, for the record, though the number of members varied, there were typically more then 4 members (though the 3 fireteam’s of later war marine squads did actually have 4 members.[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350: Your typical [[SemperFi Marine squad]]. [[note]] From left: TheMedic, [[FriendlySniper the Friendly Sniper]], TheBigGuy, and TheLeader [[/note]] ]]

* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar2''

* ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'': features the "Evangelion squad".

* Any comics featuring [[ComicBook/XMen Team X]], a squad during UsefulNotes/TheColdWar that featured ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}, and Maverick, among others ([[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory implants and alterations]] by their employers make the exact roster, especially at any one point in time, uncertain).

* ''Series/{{Combat}}''

* The Ins-and-Outs in ''Discworld/MonstrousRegiment''

* ''ComicBook/XWingSeries'' both Rogue and Wraith Squadrons, though Wraith Squadron features more ground/Special Operations missions