March 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot conducts an unrestricted vertical climb from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Exercise Cope North, Feb. 15, 2010. The U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force conduct the exercise annually at...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 11:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Solemn Farewell

Here's a blog post about a Ramp Ceremony at Kandahar : ...Several of the soldiers were wounded. One of the soldiers lost his fight. This afternoon, I had the honor of sending him and another soldier home to his family. It's called a ramp ceremony...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 5:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Anti-war vet runs for Congress

Adam Kokesh is a real piece of work. Once a leading light in the wackadoo anti-war movement including IVAW, he now has cleaned up a bit and is running as a Republican for Congress in New Mexico and sadly doing much better than he should. Tim Sumner has...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 11:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

Dead Tangos- Bali bombmaker bites it

The Long War Journal says it's confirmed, the bombmaker for the Bali blast has assumed room temperature. Dulmatin, one of the most wanted al Qaeda-linked terrorists in Southeast Asia, has been confirmed killed, Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 11:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

Hugo Chavez is not a dictator?!

First, read Jimbo's post today below about ol' Hugo Chavez and his terror connections. And then go here to This Ain't Hell for some Sean Penn-Hugo Chavez full on gay pron stupidity.

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 1:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Pick axes coming for you

The Ranger Up guys are branching out into the under-served smart ass video market. Here is their fighter Jorge Rivera explaining his image problems going into his fight against Nate Quarry. You can get the Jorge Rivera Conquistador shirt here.

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 11:27 PM by BLACKFIVE

Blackfive, Uncle Jimbo and Laughing Wolf Invade a Foreign Land

We're heading to the great state of Texas (San Antonio) to have a Soldiers Angels BBQ with some wounded troops for the Soldiers Angels Salute and Celebration. I think we are chaperoning the guys from Ranger Up (well, Jimbo too). There's a few...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 3:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

In which the Uber Pig learns some new slang

Too funny: Clarke says that Massa's roommate, Tom Maxfield, was also assaulted. "Tom lived on upper bunk," Clarke say. "When you're on ship, you're almost exhausted 24-7. So a lot of times you sleep with your uniform on. Tom...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 11:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Rebecca Cusey reviews "Green Zone"

Rebecca Cusey reviews Matt Damon's Green Zone: This film will appeal to people who hold Bush responsible for everything from masterminding 9/11 to their grandmother's halitosis. It offers up a neat, easy explanation for why we did not find WMDs...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 3:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Gunny speaks

Military Times recently interviewed R. Lee Ermey, combat veteran of Vietnam and Drill Instructor extraordinaire, on important subjects such as Don't Ask Don't Tell, rules of engagement, tattoos, and stationary. A couple of excerpts (emphasis mine...

Published Sun, Mar 14 2010 5:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

In the Crosshairs- Team America

Just like clockwork, Hollywood makes a hate America movie and America hates it. I guess they just have money to throw away. They need to make House to House into a movie. Matty reminded me that I failed to add a content warning to the last vid, so be...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 12:28 PM by BLACKFIVE

US flag too imperialist to fly in Haiti

Oh this is just freakin' pathetic. We are too PC infested and lame to even fly our flag in a country that ought to worship it? FFS! The many nations helping Haiti recover from the devastating earthquake that struck there have set up their own military...

Published Tue, Mar 16 2010 2:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Inbound

As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. Air Force airman prepares students during a jump mission as part of exercise Emerald Warrior near Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 16, 2010. U.S. Special Operations Command personnel are conducting the 19-day...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 3:03 AM by BLACKFIVE