Sentence examples for support platoons from inspiring English sources

Consequently, the 6th Division was raised as an infantry division of around 18,000 personnel, and initially comprised twelve 900-man infantry battalions each consisting of four rifle companies, a battalion headquarters, regimental aid post and a headquarters company with various support platoons and sections including signals, mortars, carriers, pioneers, anti-aircraft and administration.

Franz Phillip Hosp V, formerly of La Cañada and deployed since January of this year in Baghdad, Iraq, was recently awarded the Army Bronze Star Medal for exceptional meritorious service while serving as a Battalion Support Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom III.

Headquarters Company, and supporting platoon elements were much smaller than regulation stated, making them substantially less effective.

Two local mothers with sons overseas have asked her to support their platoons, so she'll try to help them, too.

She's supporting two platoons with about 135 soldiers altogether.

This economic edge I've given him has in turn enabled him to support a platoon of other wage earners (and those free-riders Wurtzel finds so distasteful).

Moving to support the platoon in contact, Scott ordered D Company to conduct an assault against the flank and rear of the bunker complex, mounted in APCs with tanks in support.

In this scenario, the concept of a platoon leader is not supported and all the vehicles in a platoon support the same type of one-vehicle-look-ahead CACC controller topology.

He created a ruthlessly demanding personal training regimen without the support of a platoon of coaches, dietitians and stretchers.

Each iteration of the brigade was assigned provisional military police, signal and other supporting companies and platoons.

US 3/187 RCT and the 2nd Section, Antitank Gun Platoon, Support Company were both awarded the US Distinguished Unit Citation.