January 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Mugging Marines

There are a lot of reasons I don't mug Marines, I mean aside from my being a pacifist and a law-abiding citizen. Turns out this dumbass extraordinaire didn't get the memo. LAVALE — When a 6-foot tall, 300-pound convicted armed robber allegedly...

Published Tue, Jan 12 2010 6:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

65 Years Ago: Audie Murphy earns the Medal of Honor

65 years ago yesterday, Audie Murphy earned the Medal of Honor. From W. Thomas Smith, Jr.'s This Week in American Military History series at Human Events: Jan. 26, 1945: U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Audie L. Murphy’s B Company, 15th Regiment of the 3rd Infantry...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 1:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Command Sergeant Major Door Gunner

Serving as door gunner, Command Sgt. Maj. Glen Vela flies to al-Asad, Iraq, Dec. 25, 2009, to visit soldiers assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade detachment conducting operations in Multinational Force West . Vela is the command sergeant major for...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 12:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Radio alert- Uncle J talking Blackwater charges

On the radio w. the G-man's guest host former Congressman Ernest Istook at 12:17 eastern to talk about the just dropped charges against the Blackwater guards. You can listen here.

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 1:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

FNG welcome & love for the sister services

Well lo and behold we have finally acquired ourselves a token Zoomie. Welcome aboard Crush, and let me compliment you on the moniker. An AF guy called Crush, that reminds me of what I said to Juicebox Mafia member Spencer Ackerman who blogs as Attackerman...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 2:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

Bomber who Killed CIA agents in Afghanistan was a Double Agent?!

This story in the Straights Times is interesting, but very speculative. WASHINGTON - THE suicide attacker who killed eight people in an attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan was a Jordanian who had been recruited by Jordanian intelligence as a double agent...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 2:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Blackfive Global Media Domination, Part ???

Plans continue, and there is now a new phase in the nefarious plans to take over the world. Following up on some sound and strong advice, I've split my travel, food, and beverage writing off into a new blog. Please check out The UnTourist and let...

Published Sun, Jan 03 2010 7:22 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Weblogs

Things Not To Say To A Veteran

Well, we are all familiar with trolls and tools that live to say the nastiest things they can to those who serve or have served. They are a fact of life, and without the social constraints that placed external restraints on them they are a very noisy...

Published Sun, Jan 03 2010 7:11 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Mike Yon "arrested" at Sea-Tac & More

Well, after several years of holding back, I'm starting to get back to some politics. If you want to know more on my thoughts in regards Mike getting handcuffed while trying to enter the country, or some thoughts shared with politicians foolish enough...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 4:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

The Differential Theory of the U.S. Armed Forces (Snake Model) - Updated 2010

[This is a repost from 2007...yes, you've seen it before, but it still rings true. Especially snarky additions from Blackfive Commenters have been added. You all ROCK!]The Ultimate Differential Theory of US Armed Forces (Snake Model) Upon encountering...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 7:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Humor

Story Time w/ Uncle J- Rotten duck eggs & day old chicken

A tale of my first deployment where we went to the Philippines to train them in counterinsurgency. At the end of the trip we threw a party with them. We brought beer and a pig to roast. They brought some yummy adobo, some day old chicken (?) and the piece'...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 4:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: philippines, 1st group, special forces, balut

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

This Week in American Military History

I always find W. Thomas Smith, Jr.'s "This Week In American Military History" series to be an interesting read. This week's edition references the Battle of New Orleans, which took place over two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent was signed...

Published Sun, Jan 10 2010 11:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Rubicon Rescue - Mission Haiti - Day 6 - "Take Her Now!"

Team Rubicon Dr Mauricio Consalter recruits Haitians to evac this woman who is having myoclonic seizure. "Take her now!" said Consalter. [You can read all of Team Rubicon's updates on Blackfive here] [You can visit and support the team here...

Published Sat, Jan 23 2010 12:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Team Rubicon

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Mugging Marines

Dude gives advice on GI Bill etc.

65 Years Ago: Audie Murphy earns the Medal of Honor

Command Sergeant Major Door Gunner

Radio alert- Uncle J talking Blackwater charges

FNG welcome & love for the sister services

Bomber who Killed CIA agents in Afghanistan was a Double Agent?!

Blackfive Global Media Domination, Part ???

Things Not To Say To A Veteran

Mike Yon "arrested" at Sea-Tac & More

The Differential Theory of the U.S. Armed Forces (Snake Model) - Updated 2010

Story Time w/ Uncle J- Rotten duck eggs & day old chicken

Senators sending letter to Holder on Xmas bomber

This Week in American Military History

Rubicon Rescue - Mission Haiti - Day 6 - "Take Her Now!"