Word: platooning
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...whose leg was injured a few weeks ago while serving a tour of duty in Iraq, the war is a daily reality.Morris, who was a member of the Reserve Officer Training Corps as an undergraduate in Cabot House, arrived in Iraq in late September and led an infantry platoon of about 30 soldiers that patrolled the streets looking for bombs and suspicious activity.Two weeks ago, during a routine day of driving his Humvee patrolling the streets, Morris’ vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, according to his friend and classmate, Second Lieutenant James S. Foreman...
...about the precautions. "All my neighbors are going to vote," said Salim, a 22-year-old student in line at the school. He said he had felt safe walking to the polls because "the police and army are everywhere." That much was confirmed as the reporters left, when a platoon of Iraqi soldiers, commanded by an Iraqi officer, entered the polling station on a routine check...
...Diego and Tijuana,” Brooks says. “I threw up for the next fifteen minutes.” After he graduates, Brooks will go on to further officer training, and by next year, at the age of 22, he will be responsible for his own platoon. In all likelihood, he will be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan in the near future. But before heading off to the desert, Brooksy, say his roommates, will party it up. “He’s a big fan of the Kong,” says Ben M. Niles...
Since July, 1 in 3 platoon members has been killed or hurt. "All of my squad leaders and section leaders have been wounded," says the platoon leader, 2nd Lieut. Joe Walker, a South Carolinian who volunteered to fight after 9/11. "For a while, our unit was fighting at less than 70%, and we're still below 60% on our vehicles--so many Bradleys have been blown...
...soldiers of Blue Platoon don't need to be told that. On Aug. 23, with four insurgent video cameras rolling, al-Zarqawi's group sent a truck bomb under cover of small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades straight into their observation post. The explosion knocked the entire platoon--more than 30 troops-- unconscious. They recovered and fought back, only to be hit by the mini-Tet three months later. Until the U.S. begins a withdrawal, it's up to soldiers like those of Blue Platoon to man the bunkers. "After the truck bombing," says Gronski, "every one of them...