January 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

The Hunt for bin Laden and the Slain C.I.A. Chief at F.O.B. Chapman...

Maggie's Notebook has some interesting information, correlation, and speculation about the slain CIA chief at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Chapman in Afghanistan and the 1990s hunt for bin Laden and President Obama's Deputy Security Adviser, John...

Published Fri, Jan 08 2010 2:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Fallen But Never Forgotten

Irony - White House "Chafes" At Afghan Surge's "Slow Pace"

The president who decided to again change strategies in Afghanistan after announcing his "new" and "comprehensive" strategy soon after taking office and then dithered for months before making a decision on the "surge" is...

Published Sat, Jan 09 2010 1:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Three Must Read Posts

COB6 Launches a whopper on AG Holder for getting his man...a lawyer. Jonn Lilyea and the guys from TAH have known the identity of Matthew Alexander for some time now. They decided not to out him unless his activities put Americans at risk. His activities...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 1:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Senators sending letter to Holder on Xmas bomber

Republican leaders are sending a letter to Atty. Gen. Holder about the complete clusterf**k that his team made of the capture/interrrogation/lawyering up of the Xmas bomber. I have a more direct version of the letter they should have sent.

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 1:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

Special Forces On the Hunt

U.S. Special Forces dismount from a U. S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while executing a pinnacle landing on a mountain peak to disrupt insurgent communications in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010. The Black Hawk crew is assigned to Company...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 7:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

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

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

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

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

Medal of Honor History - Gary Wetzel and Clarence Sasser

42 years ago, PFC Gary Wetzel was just ten days away from shipping home from Vietnam. The door gunner from the 173d Assault Helicopter Co. – the “Robin Hoods” – was on his second tour, and had already been shot down four times. On Jan. 8, 1968, near Ap...

Published Sun, Jan 10 2010 11:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Someone You Should Know

Operation Order: Free the SEALs!

If you aren't familiar with the "SEAL 3" Special Courts-Martial, I urge you to do so now. Over at the Victory Institute, we have Operation Neptune's Fury - and our goal is to have the military drop the charges on the SEALs. The effect...

Published Mon, Jan 11 2010 3:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

Wire service bias

I know, I know what a shocking piece of breaking news that is. Even so, this just seemed like such BS I thought I'd highlight it. On Yahoo's Top Stories page they have an AP story on a Ft. Hood Brigade being deployed to Afghanistan, and right...

Published Tue, Jan 12 2010 2:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Ft. Hood, Afghanistan, bias, ap

Cooking with the Wounded Fundraiser Has Begun!

The official kickoff of the 2010 fundraising campaign for Cooking with the Wounded is now underway! The ladies of the Yellow Bowl Bakery in Lafayette, Indiana -- seen here at their "practice" event last November at Walter Reed -- will be the...

Published Tue, Jan 12 2010 6:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Landstuhl, Soldiers' Angels, Yellow Bowl Bakery, Cooking with the Wounded, Walter Reed, support the troops, charitable giving, charitable contributions, chefs, celebrity chefs

Dude gives advice on GI Bill etc.

We have heard many stories about the difficulties of navigating the bureaucracy to obtain GI Bill benefits and VA assistance. It is still an ongoing problem that we are working on with the Warrior Legacy Foundation concerning housing allowances. Alex...

Published Wed, Jan 13 2010 2:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

A book to read for those who can

Personally, I prefer looking at pictures, or having someone read them for me. Betty Kilbride is the first independent writer to put on a uniform and deploy with a unit without press credentials. In 2006, Kilbride accompanied Marines from the 3rd Light...

Published Thu, Jan 14 2010 1:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

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