November 2009 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Don't hate the playa

I really love posting pics of me at one of my many mobile offices. And yes I realize that makes me a cruel ***. So be it. The only downside is that I am missing the event at Capitol Hill and MK Hammer says it's rocking, c'est la vie. Global domination...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 1:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Afghanistan? Tora Bora? Bush's fault forever

I grow bored of rehashing something we have been rehashing so long that the links to where I did an exhaustive analysis of it at Madison.com are no longer even active. So Tora Bora, let me make this simple. 1. We invade A-Stan with small number of Spec...

Published Sun, Nov 29 2009 8:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

Concrete Bob Update: From the Man Himself

Via Twitter: Tubes out. Recovery looking better. I think if he could have he would have blogged his own surgery; but, since he couldn't, he will blog the recovery. All the best to you on that journey my friend! LW

Published Fri, Nov 27 2009 11:43 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Brits to start renting Taliban

The saying goes "You can rent an Afghan, but you can't buy him". It looks like the British Army is going to accept that conventional wisdom and see about leasing some Talibs to keep them out of the fray. Now while it is easy to crack jokes...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 11:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

Headline about War Tax almost right

The Hill has this headline about Rep. Obey's call for a war tax. Democratic war tax proponent Obey calls expected troop surge a 'fool's errand' Close guys, but this is more accurate. Fool Obey calls for Democratic war tax. Troop surge...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 11:10 PM by BLACKFIVE

Donald R. McGlothlin

Thanks to Matt's post about Corporal Javier Perez, and the magic of the Google machine, I learned a bit more about one of the Marines who died that day, and who Corporal Perez was trying to reach when he was injured. His name is Donald R. McGlothlin...

Published Fri, Nov 27 2009 6:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Thanksgiving in Iraq

Our friend, JD Johannes, has a great post up about his trip to Thanksgiving dinner in Tikrit. Go check it out.

Published Thu, Nov 26 2009 1:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Time for Giving Thanks

[This is a repost from 2005. It's still appropriate...Corporal Javier Alvarez is Someone You Should Know, and Captain James Eadie, a Harvard University Medical School grad, is too.] RudeOne (USAF Call Sign) sends this email, a must read if ever there...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 3:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Tribes fighting Taliban in Afghanistan

Is it an Awakening a la Anbar? Maybe, we'll have to see. But it is certainly good news.ACHIN, Afghanistan — American and Afghan officials have begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias that have independently taken up arms against insurgents...

Published Sun, Nov 22 2009 1:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Eikenberry working on a surrender to the Taliban?

ThreatsWatch has a scary bit of intel that needs to be confirmed or blown out of the water. It comes to our attention that the MEMRI Blog highlights an article from the Saudi _al-Watan_ in Arabic that - according to an Afghan source - the United States...

Published Mon, Nov 23 2009 3:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Great Way To Help The Families In Need At Ft. Hood

From Bouhammer: My good friends, Derek and Todd at Vision Strike Wear and Dom at Hooah Radio have teamed up to help the families of the fallen and wounded at Fort Hood. This a small business still trying to turn a profit and a non-profit who’s focus is...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 1:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Afghanistan Options and Decisions

There is a good piece today in the Washington Post by David Gerson about the soup sandwich that the decision-avoiding process about Afghanistan has become. He discusses the leaks from pro and con sides re. a troop increase and points out a major problem...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 3:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Popping Pink Smoke

Students in the Combat Airman Skills Training Course use a smoke diversion tactic while practicing patrol maneuvers on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 12, 2009. U.S. airmen assigned to the 421st Combat Training Squadron teach the course to...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 4:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Most realistic combat video game ever

(h/t HA) Holy crap. This might be funnier than those MMA guys giving wedgies. The most realistic depiction of life during wartime you may ever see short of enlisting yourself.

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 6:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

A New Campaign for the Warrior Legacy Foundation

In honor of this very special Veterans Day, the Warrior Legacy Foundation is letting you all in on a little secret- they are letting out a sneak preview of a new fundraising and awareness campaign- all led by WLF Board Member and Country Singer Derek...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 2:47 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Pop Culture

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