The ramps went down and I lurched forward onto the harsh ground, beckoning the platoon to follow me.
It can be deployed as a link to a platoon of ground robots.
LUCIE, Fla .— In the first drill of the first full-squad workout of spring training, one half of the Mets' projected left-field platoon was taking ground balls at third base.
War movies of the past, even the greatest ones, seem like crane shots by comparison; "Platoon" is at ground zero.
All told, 49 American soldiers were on the ground in support, including two Stryker platoons and a 10-person Special Forces detachment.
On the basis of the developed platoon model, Part II investigates various important characteristics of vehicle platoons and derives their statistical distribution models, including platoon size, within-platoon headway, between-platoon headway and platoon speed.
I called out, "Saddle up," handed my carbine and pack to my platoon sergeant, lifted Boggs off the ground, slung him over my shoulder, and set off up the hill.
A DI would throw the guidon at the ground in a show of disgust at his platoon's performance.
Covered by tanks, the platoons then moved to the high ground around the village, later known as "Bloody Nose Ridge".
With helicopter gunships flying overhead to cover them, a squad from First Platoon crossed several hundred yards of open ground and entered the compound, and found the dead Afghans, along with several others who had been wounded.
