platoon
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“It would be like if I was leading a platoon of Marines but went to a hotel to sleep at night while they’re out in a foxhole,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Before you can command a ship, a platoon, a flight of fighters,” he told graduates, “you must be able to command yourself.”
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
“Most of my military friends are all saying the same thing,” said D’Amico, who is also a former infantry platoon commander in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
The Minneapolis-born, Princeton and Harvard graduate served as an infantry platoon leader in Guantanamo Bay and Iraq, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
My platoon responded with a coordinated “Yes, Sergeant,” and began to join the flood headed toward the door.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
Army spokesman Maj Gen Lul Ruai Koang told the BBC that soldiers from two platoons and their commanders had been put in detention following internal investigations and now face a court martial.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Developing the ability to deploy platoons of robots that can carry out orders without hesitating also speaks to skepticism in Beijing about the reliability of PLA mission commanders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
This year, mercenaries began transiting through Bosaso in Somalia, where local sources told AFP a UAE-run section of a military base has hosted platoons of uniformed foreigners, transported in cargo planes.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
The department is staffed by three 24-hour shifts, known as platoons, with about 1,000 firefighters on duty at any given time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
Every now and then, a tank rolls through, followed by several platoons of troops.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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