A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four squads, sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the...
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Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon...
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Look up platoon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A platoon is a military unit of around 15 to 30 soldiers. Platoon may also refer to: Platoon (automobile)...
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The Pathfinder Platoon is a pathfinder unit of the British Army, and an integral part of 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Pathfinder Platoon acts as the brigade's...
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A platoon guide is a position, but not a rank, in the United States Army and Marine Corps. The guide sets the direction and cadence of the march. In an...
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A platoon leader (NATO) or platoon commander (more common in Commonwealth militaries and the US Marine Corps) is the officer in charge of a platoon. This...
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In many militaries, a platoon sergeant is the senior enlisted member of a platoon, who advises and supports the platoon's commanding officer in leading...
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In transportation, platooning or flocking is a method for driving a group of vehicles together. It is meant to increase the capacity of roads via an automated...
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Punisher: The Platoon is a 2017 war comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics under the MAX imprint, the series centered around the character...
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A platoon system in baseball or American football is a method for substituting players in groups (platoons), to keep complementary players together during...
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Ghatak Platoons are special operations capable reconnaissance platoons present in every infantry battalion of the Indian Army. Ghatak is a Sanskrit word...
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STA platoons are the "Surveillance and Target Acquisition" platoons of the United States Marine Corps. They are assigned to the Headquarters and Service...
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Platoon sergeant major (PSM) was an appointment in the British Army in the short-lived rank of warrant officer class III (WOIII), created in 1938 by Army...
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Heavy weapons platoon (HWP) is a term from military science which refers to an infantry platoon equipped with machine guns, mortars, rocket-propelled...
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The 317th Platoon (French: La 317ème section) is a 1965 French black-and-white war film set during the First Indochina War (1946–54) written and directed...
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Platoon 535, or the "Slovak Platoon" was a unit under the command of the Polish Home Army (AK) which fought in the Warsaw Uprising as part of the 1st...
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Platoon is a real-time strategy video game developed by Digital Reality and published by Monte Cristo for the PC Windows in 2002. It was also published...
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LAPD's specialized crime suppression, K-9, mounted, and SWAT units, named "platoons". Metropolitan Division is responsible for numerous duties including solving...
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Platoon Leader is a memoir by James R. McDonough. It is narrated by McDonough in first person view and tells of his story in the Vietnam War as a lieutenant...
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Mech Platoon, known in Japan as Kikaika Gunta - Mech Platoon (Japanese: 機械化軍隊 - メックプラトゥーン, Hepburn: Kikaika Gunta - Mekku Puratūn, lit. "Mechanical Army...
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Clinton Romesha (redirect from Red Platoon)
everywhere, shown to and handled by many. In 2016, Romesha's book Red Platoon was published recounting the Battle of Kamdesh. That same year the rights...
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The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon is a 24-man rifle platoon led by a Captain and Platoon Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps (USMC)...
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United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper (redirect from Scout/sniper platoon)
Lance Corporal, be selected by their battalion to join the scout-sniper platoon, and complete an approved scout-sniper course in order to receive this...
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The Anderson Platoon (French: La Section Anderson, released in 1966 in Europe, 1967 in the US) is a documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about...
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The modular ammunition platoon is a US Army modular sustainment unit responsible for providing munitions support from all echelons of battle minus within...
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The Crack Platoon was a special commando team of the Mukti Bahini. which was formed in 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was formed by young...
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3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) (redirect from Escort Platoon)
Escort Platoon Casket Platoon Firing Party Platoon Headquarters Platoon Company D Escort Platoon Casket Platoon Firing Party Platoon Headquarters Platoon Company...
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commanded by a major or a captain. Most companies are formed of three to seven platoons, although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure...
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (redirect from Roger Rabbit Two: Toon Platoon)
prequel titled Roger Rabbit: The Toon Platoon, set in 1941 to 1943. Similar to the previous film, Toon Platoon featured many cameo appearances by characters...
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