August 2009 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

A long war look at A/P Stan

(H/T Mrs. G) Here is a very good sign that we have the right people running the war in A/P Stan. Gen. David H. Petraeus plans to open an in-house intelligence organization at U.S. Central Command this week that will train military officers, covert agents...

Published Mon, Aug 24 2009 1:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Milblogging at Blog World Expo 09 (BWE09)

As some of you may remember, last year saw the milblogging conference held in conjunction with Blog World Expo 08. This year, there are a number of exciting changes, from the combining of Blog World with the New Media Expo, to an all-new milblogging track...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2009 12:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

ObamaCare idiot brings gun to ideas fight

Update: Apparently the guy was not anti ObamaCare, although I maintain he may still be Stuart Scott's idiot cousin. OK I jumped on the idiot who decided that exercising his carry rights (which I completely support) at a rally attended by the President...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2009 12:43 PM by BLACKFIVE

Today is National Airborne Day - Part IV

[Repost from 2003] Over the years, I've gotten more than a few requests to repost this awesome photo: US Army soldiers take rest during patrol in Baghdad suburb, Monday Nov. 17, 2003. U.S. forces have reacted to the increasing attacks in which dozens...

Published Sun, Aug 16 2009 6:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

SFC Jared Monti Memorial Scholarship Fund

As most of you know, SFC Monti is the newest recipient of the Medal of Honor. Unfortunately, as with all of the previous awards of the nation's highest honor for bravery in both Iraq and Afghanistan, it was a posthumous award. SFC Monti's family...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 1:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

CIA Interrogation report vindicates Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

I have read quickly through this report and I can only say I wish I had the clearance to see the dozens and dozens of redacted pages, but the info it contains vindicate the use of the program as an effective way to get valuable intel. I am posting the...

Published Mon, Aug 24 2009 7:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Panetta tells mob to MoveOn

The text of a letter from CIA Director Leon Panetta to all CIA staff has been released and he is acting like a good boss should. He is telling his team that he has their back and he will fight the mobs looking for some scalps to tack up. In this scrap...

Published Mon, Aug 24 2009 3:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Color commentary on a firefight

Reader Bill Free sends this video of his boy auditioning for a job as an announcer for X-Games A-stan.

Published Tue, Aug 25 2009 11:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Two Days of Hell, Nine Men of Valor

U.S. Army soldiers stand in formation following a valor award ceremony in which two received the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and four received the Army Commendation Medal with "V" device at Panzer Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany...

Published Fri, Aug 21 2009 1:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week, Someone You Should Know

Where There Is A Will, There Is A Way Around PayPal

I'm going to follow Chuck's lead on this (PS, give Chuck a hand), and just share what came my way: Hi Blake & Co. I saw your two posts here about the PayPal debacle with Soldiers' Angels: here and here. Anyhow, wanted to update you on...

Published Sun, Aug 23 2009 1:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

WaPo/ABC Poll: Majority Of Americans Now Against Afghan War

This, at least in my mind, has never been a matter of "if", but instead a matter of "when". According to the Washington Post, the "when", has occurred and according to their poll the majority of Americans are now against...

Published Wed, Aug 19 2009 10:48 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Cooking For The Wounded: News and News!

There is news to share this morning on the upcoming cooking for the wounded project at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. I am pleased to announce that this event will now be held at the USO facility there, on Sunday 20 September. The USO is even distributing...

Published Tue, Aug 25 2009 9:04 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Obscene Amenities with the Red Bull Division

Looking for a vacation spot? The 34th Infantry Division knows just the place. LZs are good for PT, though. At COP Cashe South, they used to play a game called "Gatorball" that had to be interrupted when the helicopters came in. Grab the scoring...

Published Mon, Aug 24 2009 1:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Day One: Wolf @ American Legion Convention

Ok- here we go! Arrived in Louisville, KY yesterday for the 91st American Legion convention. Being from Colorado, I'm not used to all this humidity. We're normally somewhere around 9%; when it recently hit into 30% humidity it was VERY noticible...

Published Thu, Aug 20 2009 11:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

CIA interrogation program highlights lack of moral courage

The release of the CIA report on interrogations of terrorists showing that enhance interrogation techniques worked highlights one of the core failings of the left, a lack of moral courage. This statement will certainly cause outrage among that class as...

Published Tue, Aug 25 2009 1:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

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