I finally found a video of the pod drop cutscene from the ODST part of the MS Press Conference that was audible and listening to the conversation and in the opening sequence, right before the pod drop, Buck (the left video feed) says this befuddling line:
"Troopers, we are great and very, very mean!"
Instantly yours truly had a "Que" moment, and I've decided to consult the community as to what this line means or if I'm deaf and heard different than was actually there. Help me out bras.