Collocations for squad - noun

elite
an elite combat squad

anti-terrorist (esp. BrE), bomb, bomb-disposal (BrE), crime (esp. BrE), drug (BrE), drugs (BrE), flying (BrE), fraud (BrE), infantry (AmE), murder (BrE), police, rescue (AmE), rifle (AmE), riot, vice
The serious crime squad have taken over the investigation. (BrE)
an early-morning raid by a police squad

lead

detective, officer (both BrE)
a murder squad detective

leader
car

in a/the squad
He's working in the vice squad.

good, strong (esp. BrE)
They've got together a good squad for the World Cup.

first-team (BrE), practice (AmE), training (esp. BrE)
football, rowing, etc.
cheer, cheerleading (both AmE)
She was captain of the cheerleading squad.

national, Olympic
16-strong, 22-strong, etc. (esp. BrE)
They were part of a 36-strong squad.

12-man, 20-man, etc. (esp. BrE)

lead
join, make
Maria failed to make the Olympic squad.

assemble, build (both esp. BrE)
announce, name (both BrE)
England named their squad for the second Test against Australia.

bolster, boost, improve, strengthen (all BrE)

member, player

in a/the squad, on the squad
He spent last season on the practice squad.

firing
He was led out at dawn to face a firing squad.

assassination, death, hit, suicide
He sent a hit squad after the chief.

demolition
truth (AmE,informal)
He is a one-man truth squad on the subject of intelligence.

lead
form
They started forming death squads.

leader, member