Sentence examples for advanced platoon from inspiring English sources

But that was more than seven years ago, when he was a young Amherst College graduate who had spent time at J.P. Morgan, in the Army Reserves, on 9/11 emergency duty and in advanced platoon leader training in Germany.

An hour and half later, the advance platoon from the 5th Cavalry Regiment was ambushed and destroyed.

After the barricade was breached, Arnold was positioned between his men and an advancing enemy platoon when his horse was struck by nine musket shots.

Second Platoon advanced toward the bridge, moving by bounds and using squads to watch over the Marines going forward.

Cummings and 2nd Platoon advanced 800 m to the crest of the hill.

The lead platoon advanced on a Viet Cong camp later found to be battalion-size and was almost destroyed in the ensuing fire-fight.

A hundred G.I.s and officers stormed the hamlet in military-textbook style, advancing by platoons; the troops expected to engage the Vietcong Local Force 48th Battalion — one of the enemy's most successful units — but instead they found women, children, and old men, many of them still cooking their breakfast rice over outdoor fires.

6 Platoon was ordered to advance through 4 Platoon to assault the machine-gun on the left flank, before linking up with 5 Platoon and continuing the assault.

All of its platoons were in contact and unable to move, while company headquarters had advanced behind the lead platoons and was also pinned down.

He throws the dice like he's in a Vegas casino, and darts around the board, advancing a painted platoon towards his opponent.

One of the 2nd Battalion's platoons, under Lieutenant Leslie Morshead, advanced further than any other Australian unit, making it to the slopes of Baby 700, before a determined counter-attack by Ottoman forces drove them back in the afternoon.