platoon

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When Roberts-Smith came home from Afghanistan in 2013, he was considered a national hero, having been awarded Australia's highest military honour for single-handedly overpowering Taliban fighters attacking his SAS platoon.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Though she brought flying rainbow unicorns and a platoon of plotting penguins to life on screen, there’s more to Castuera’s resume than hyper-imaginative animation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

In about a year, his infantry platoon went from having one kind of drone, a small quadcopter, to seven types to experiment with.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

His father is fighting and his stepfather -- one of only two survivors from his original platoon -- deserted to look after his three children.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Dex and Faris are there, along with the other twenty-seven men in my battle platoon, including Cyril, a barrel-shaped boy who hates taking orders but accepts mine readily, and Darien, who has fists like hammers.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir