November 2009 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Lunch at the Australian Embassy

Apparently our friends from down under have sinned in an earlier life and must listen to me run my mouth during lunch this Thursday in DC. Thanks to B5 reader Mario for the invite. Dress is business attire. Monthly Meeting When - Thursday November 19...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 4:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

SFC Pierce Williams - Someone You Should Know

The meaning of Never Quit...again, not sure where we find these amazing men and women, but I thank the Lord that we do. Soldier in Focus: Never Quit 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs Story by Staff Sgt. Nathan Hoskins CAMP TAJI...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 11:58 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

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

Video of Israeli arms ship capture

h/t reader Matt B. In case anyone wondered just how much weaponry the Iranians wanted to get to Hezbollah, watch this. It is stunning just how heavily they were arming them. Hmmm, something on the the horizon? Making sure their proxies are ready to go...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 12:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Some expert commentary on the CIA's Italian Job

Yesterday I asked WTF about the CIA rendition op that ended up with 23 CIA personnel convicted of kidnapping for scarfing up a radical cleric. Today at NRO an expert answers definitively, poor tradecraft and bureaucrats trying to justify their existence...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 4:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

A warrior wades in

Officer Kimberly Munley is a warrior. When the murderous *** at Ft. Hood started killing she stopped him and God bless her for that. I have avoided writing anything about this as my thoughts ought not to be paraded in public. This is a time to honor the...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 1:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Greyhawk covers the serious news

You gotta hand it to Greyhawk for his dogged pursuit of the most important stories about the military and national security. Today he posts the heartwarming tale of Combat Barbie.

Published Sun, Nov 08 2009 3:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

ALERT: Veterans Day - Some Companies Continue to Support our Military

During these tough economic times, there are a few stand-up companies that continue to support military and veterans. After the Jump, I'll put some official announcements for vets. If I miss an announcement or a benefit, feel free to post it in the...

Published Sun, Nov 08 2009 11:48 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Honoring the Fallen

Amidst the celebrity coverage being given the ultimate Blue Falcon, few have truly heard of those it murdered. Few have realized amongst the adoration of the BF, that many -- if not the majority -- of its victims were those who -- unlike it -- truly treated...

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 12:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten, Ft. Hood, Roque, Lancour, Langevin, Mersman, Bocks, Berlin Wall, Aranas, "Ranch House", Juanita Warman, Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Warman, Berlin

Premiere of "The Surge- The untold story"

Today I attended the premiere screening of the Institute for the Study of War's documentary "The Surge- The untold story" which can be viewed in it's entirety at the link (click on Screening room). It's very well made and does an...

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 5:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

My third favorite video of all time...

Right after Tombstone and the entire Firefly series comes this video of Blackfive friend and uber-badass (and SF sniper) Tim Kennedy and Recon Marine Jon Walsh. Both are multiple tour (intense) combat vets, both have just returned from training Marines...

Published Mon, Nov 09 2009 10:39 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Video Channels, Military Humor

Gen. Jones talking to German magazine

(h/t Steve Hayes) President Obama's National Security Adviser is ret. Gen. James Jones. He recently gave an interview to the German magazine Spiegel in which he makes some statements that evoke questions about his commitment to our efforts in Afghanistan...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 5:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Valour-IT - Team Army Would Go to War with Captain Z

Below is the Ballad of Captain Z by Jeff Bader about Chuck Ziegenfuss and Valour-IT: Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com You can donate on behalf of Team Army here.

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 12:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

On CNN talking about health care

Well no, actually Afghanistan 3:30 pm eastern on Rick Sanchez' show. Should be interesting.

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 2:19 PM by BLACKFIVE

Bumped from CNN

I just got off the phone w/ the CNN producer and they are going to run the video of this firefight which I had posted previously, but they bumped me from the 3:30 eastern segment. That is worrisome as now they are free to characterize it to serve whatever...

Published Tue, Nov 03 2009 1:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

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