January 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

A loss in our world

Longtime reader and commenter Val Conley (Soldier's Mom) had some bad news to pass on. It is with an infintely broken heart that I announce the passing of my little sister, Jorene Conley Bennett, last night from unknown causes. Funeral will be Friday...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 5:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

LT Michael Behenna Round up & Update

LT Behenna's clemency hearing was held and they knocked 5 years off his sentence, Woo Hoo. Sean Linnane, who I know from 1st Group, has a good look at all aspects of the case.

Published Sun, Jan 24 2010 10:39 PM by BLACKFIVE

Gen. Pace speaking on service

Gen. Pace was one of our great warriors. He is sorely missed and this speech is a great example of why. We have good officers now, but it's been a while since I've heard a speech like this that made me want to get my boots and lace 'em up...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 11:58 PM 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

CIA needs to get back in the spy business

The CIA will be adding 6 new stars to it's memorial wall at it's Langley headquarters. My condolences go out to all of the families and I honor their service. This will bring the total number of CIA officers killed to 97 since it's formation...

Published Fri, Jan 08 2010 12:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Who to trust: Navy SEALs or al Qaeda detainee?

Kay Day has a great story at The US Report on the fate of three Navy SEALs who face a courts-martial for allegedly abusing Ahmed Hashim Abed, the suspected al Qaeda mastermind of the 2004 attack that killed four Blackwater contractors in Fallujah, Iraq...

Published Wed, Jan 06 2010 4:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Afghan Demotivators

The Sniper has taken the pics from Wardak and turned them into one of our favorites, that's right Demotivators. There are more of the Ma Deuce variety at his hooch.

Published Fri, Jan 22 2010 5:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

"Taking Chance" Earns Another Honor

I don't pay nearly as much attention to pop culture as someone in my current line of work should. To be honest, I hit Agent Bedhead periodically to get updated. This morning, however, something said I should check out the SAG awards write up, and...

Published Sat, Jan 23 2010 9:11 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Film

Climate Change BS- So easy a caveman can do it

Off topic, but the pics are beauty. Shockingly there are lies and corruption right in the heart of the UN's Global Warming Fear Machine. I blame Al Gore. What a fun day to watch the lefties take body shots. Here is a lefty professor wickedly beating...

Published Sun, Jan 24 2010 2:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

Is State Dept. on board in Afghanistan?

Doesn't sound like it to me.The WaPo has a piece with quotes from Eikenberry and Holbrooke opposing McChrystal's plan to use Afghan tribes against the bad guys. I have an Op Ed in today's Washington Times about how we need to have both the...

Published Tue, Jan 26 2010 11:26 PM by BLACKFIVE

Photos on Military Service - From the Oath to Returning from Combat

Our Treasures from Afar posts a photo essay of an enlistment ceremony. Were we that young? And Jonn Lilyea at This Ain't Hell (TBFT)* posts a photo essay about the return of his son from Afghanistan. Both are must reads... * The BlackFive Farm Team

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 11:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Today in Medal of Honor History - Patrick Brady, Don Jenkins

On this day in military history, two American soldiers earned the Medal of Honor – the nation's highest decoration for valor. 42 years ago on January 6, 1968, Major Patrick Henry Brady, commander of the 54th Medical Detachment, volunteered for a dangerous...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 2:01 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

CIA Officers Memorial Fund

We lost some good folks in the attack on FOB Chapman. They left family behind and here is how you can help. The CIA Officers Memorial Foundation was created by a group of concerned Americans who wished to assist the survivors and dependents of CIA officers...

Published Sun, Jan 03 2010 4:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Haiti Ops Photo Essay

Haitian citizens receive water from air crewmen from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9 assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are conducting relief operations after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe...

Published Sat, Jan 16 2010 11:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Disaster relief in Haiti

The horrific tragedy in Haiti ought to give everyone pause to thank God that they are alive and living somewhere else. The losses are staggering and I wish them all the best to recover and condolences for the incredible losses. I have been involved in...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 12:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

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A loss in our world

LT Michael Behenna Round up & Update

Gen. Pace speaking on service

Special Forces On the Hunt

CIA needs to get back in the spy business

Who to trust: Navy SEALs or al Qaeda detainee?

Afghan Demotivators

"Taking Chance" Earns Another Honor

Climate Change BS- So easy a caveman can do it

Is State Dept. on board in Afghanistan?

Photos on Military Service - From the Oath to Returning from Combat

Today in Medal of Honor History - Patrick Brady, Don Jenkins

CIA Officers Memorial Fund

Haiti Ops Photo Essay

Disaster relief in Haiti