January 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Medal of Honor History: Ferguson and Dix

Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the beginning of the Tet Offensive. Two soldiers earned the Medal of Honor: Frederick E. Ferguson (Hue) and Drew D. Dix (Chau Doc Province, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 1968). The two men are the only troops awarded the Medal...

Published Sun, Jan 31 2010 1:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Pelosi's 'Air Force Scandal'

Democrats living large on the taxpayers' expense? Surely not. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has racked up an amazing $2.1 million travel tab during the last two years according to government documents obtained by Judicial Watch through a FOIA...

Published Sun, Jan 31 2010 9:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Winter Wonderland & Global Warming w/ Kev

Today's totally awesome weather in DC reminded me of my favorite video of Kev. I blame Al Gore.

Published Sat, Jan 30 2010 4:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Bellavia brings the crazy funny

My good friend David Bellavia's blog is rapidly turning into serious competition for the Onion. I have been exposed to his wicked hilarity for a long while now, but he has brought it out into public for all to see and I strongly recommend you wallow...

Published Sat, Jan 30 2010 2:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Discussing Lawfare on America's Newsroom (video)

This morning I had the pleasure of discussing the Obama administration's approach to terrorism, precipitated by the news that KSM's trial is likely to be someplace other than NYC. That is good news, but not quite the right answer yet. Changing...

Published Fri, Jan 29 2010 5:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Gen. Petraeus at Institute for the Study of War

Gen. Petraeus spent some time at the Institute for the Study of War last week and discussed the many challenges CENTCOM and all of us face. Kim Kagan hosted him and you can see the entire event here at ISW's website.

Published Fri, Jan 29 2010 1:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Perimeter Protection

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Melanson performs a night patrol of the perimeter of Camp Wright in Asadabad, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2010. Melanson is a Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team and security forces member assigned...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 9:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

The Differential Theory of Terrorism Alert Levels (Foreign Model)

A close friend from Perth sends this Aussie view of Terrorism Alert Levels - it's akin to our Military Differential Theory [Snake Model] - I thought you'd get a laugh out of it: The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 9:45 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Humor

Team Rubicon - Updates - January 28th - Moving away from P-A-P

Today we scoured the city to no avail. No trauma patients, and clinics are set up every where. Tomorrow we go a town 3 hours away where we hear there are many people still untreated and with many fractured bones. [You can read all of Team Rubicon's...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 9:11 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Team Rubicon

The Warrior Brigade

U.S. soldiers who are wounded, ill or injured attend a Warrior Transition Brigade event at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2010. During the event, NASA astronaut and retired Army Col. Patrick G. Forrester presented the Warrior...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 9:08 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Fundraiser in Lafayette

Today there is a bake sale starting at 10 at Uniquely Yours Pottery and Glass. This fundraiser will run until the last treat is gone, and is raising funds to send the team from the Yellow Bowl Bakery to Landstuhl as part of Cooking with the Wounded.

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 5:58 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Landstuhl, Soldiers' Angels, Yellow Bowl Bakery, Cooking with the Wounded, Walter Reed, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, #CwtW, Katy Gunderson, Malogne House, CwtW

Dead Tango in Iraq

Mr. Roggio has a bit of excellent news about an al Qaeda wanker we just took out in Iraq. Iraqi and US forces dealt al Qaeda in Iraq a major blow last week during a raid in Mosul that killed the terror group's top facilitator, who was based out of...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 5:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

Uncle J on Secure Freedom Radio w/ Frank Gaffney

I spent an very entertaining hour talking w/ Frank Gaffney on his show which airs tonight. Here is a podcast of the show which was pre-recorded. In a special full hour with former U.S. Army Special Forces counter-insurgency expert and Warrior Legacy Foundation...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Crusty old sailor speaks truth to power

Many of you have seen a letter circulating on the intertubes from a 95 year old retired sailor named Harold Estes that takes President Obama to task for his lack of pride in America among quite a few other things. Well it's real, he wrote it, and...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 11:08 PM by BLACKFIVE

Truman, Obama, and Executive Orders

I see that in his SOTU speech tonight, President Obama renewed his promise to introduce legislation that would end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Of course, he promised to end DADT back when he was still a candidate, but shelved...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 4:40 PM by BLACKFIVE

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