Big Bear Squadron (эскадрилья "Большой медведь") is a Russian fighter squadron with Task Force 108. The squadron was actually a group of sleeper agents with Blatnoi, the Russian crime syndicate that supplied the SRN with weapons, aircraft, and Trinity. On December 23rd, Big Bear Squadron members killed the NATO base's radio operator and sent false reports to Warwolf and Lion Squadrons in order to lead them into a trap. Warwolf squadron shot down most of Big Bear's pilots, but their leader, Ivan Stagleishov, fled the battlefield and later became the leader of the New Russian Federation.