April 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

No Harm, No Foul

A Canadian General Officer fat fingers his trigger. Brig.-Gen. Daniel Ménard, the head of Joint Task Force Afghanistan, announced Saturday that he has summoned the military's National Investigation Service to probe the unintended discharge of his...

Published Sun, Apr 18 2010 6:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

A day in the life of some not so smart pirates

It's a beautiful early morning, just a little before dawn. Out on the open sea, about 380 miles off the coast of Djibouti, you and your buddies leave the mother ship in your skiff to do a little pirating. Life is good and so are the drugs. Easy pickin's...

Published Sun, Apr 18 2010 5:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor

29,000,000 free Iraqis may disagree

I know I disagree. I certainly believe there should be a monument to our OIF heroes - but not for the reason this guy wants it: Yet even as we leave [Iraq], we should not forget. Common decency demands that we honor the service and sacrifice of those...

Published Sat, Apr 17 2010 5:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

I don't have an opinion on this right now, because I don't have enough facts, but I found this Facebook entry from Michael Yon deeply troubling: Life was good before I went to Iraq. But after three friends were killed during the GWOT, and my growing...

Published Sat, Apr 17 2010 3:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Change in Command

Things move fast and furious in this world, and commands change. New postings, new responsibilities, and more face those of us looking to do more. It is not just the military that experiences some of this; however, they may be the best at dealing with...

Published Fri, Apr 16 2010 7:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Soldiers' Angels, Concrete Bob, Laughing Wolf, Cooking with the Wounded, CwtT, Cooking with the Troops, Food and Drink, Mary Katharine Ham, Patti Patton-Bader

DRUM HIKE STARTS Tomorrow

I met Iraq vet, SPC Troy Yocum, at the Soldiers' Angels BBQ at Brooke Army Medical Center. He's a great guy and Soldiers' Angels is supporting him on his 7,000 mile hike across the US. He's coming to Chicago (walking with our Firemen and...

Published Fri, Apr 16 2010 6:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Someone You Should Know

General Sorenson Gets it

This whole Wikileaks fiasco, in which CENTCOM's PAO got p0wned by an Annie Lennox lookalike had me really down. But apparently there are isolated pockets of the Army that really do get it, and are capable of creativity, and I'd like to single...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 2:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

Support the troops, support the IRS?

It is a stuck on stupid tax day. E.J. Dionne of the WaPo. Who are the men and women of the IRS? They are the people who collect the revenue that allows the government to finance our troops who are in harm's way, help our wounded warriors, pay Grandma's...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 10:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Juicebox Mafia- Collateral Stupidity from Yglesias

Far and away the most tedious, dense and completely, over-rated juiceboxer is Matthew Why-Glesias. I am usually stunned and amazed, after reading anything he writes on national security, that anyone anywhere publishes him. His knowledge of the subject...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 7:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Tax Day Tea Party DC- Signs, signs

The Tea Party Express came to Tax Town today on Tax Day to protest and while it wasn't massive it was lively. There were several thousand there and pretty much everybody had a sign. The mob wasn't angry, if anything they were disgusted but amused...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 6:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Yankees Fan saves a life at the game - happens to be OIF vet

Edward B sends this story about an OIF vet, a SSG medic in the Connecticut National Guard, who was with his brother, an Infantryman on mid-tour leave from Afghanistan, at the Yankees game. SSG Stone witnessed a woman choking and sprang into action...full...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 5:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dust Off! - Someone You Should Know Follow Up

"No compromise. No rationalization. No hesitation. Fly the mission. Now!" - Major Charles Kelly, the third commander of the 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) in Viet Nam where the call sign "Dust Off" became the universal...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 4:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Someone You Should Know

Military Roundup 15 Apr 2010

Photo of the Day: Navy eyeing Super Tucano for organic close air support aircraft of special operations forces An Army Lieutenant Colonel is facing a court martial, having refused his deployment to Afghanistan until the President provides proof that he...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 1:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

A Time to Betray- Review by Elise Cooper

Elise Cooper for BLACKFIVE. Reza Kahlili (an alias) recently wrote a book, A Time To Betray, a portrayal of his life as a CIA Agent, code named Wally, while working as a Revolutionary Guard. The book starts off with the Iranian Revolution and proceeds...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 2:53 PM by BLACKFIVE

That There is some Bravo Sierra

The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division was deployed to Anbar province during the Surge; the entire 3rd Infantry Division was deployed at about that time, with 1/3 in Anbar with the Marines; 2/3 in Mahmudiyah; 3/3 in the Mada'in; and 4...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 12:27 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

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No Harm, No Foul

A day in the life of some not so smart pirates

29,000,000 free Iraqis may disagree

A Change in Command

DRUM HIKE STARTS Tomorrow

General Sorenson Gets it

Support the troops, support the IRS?

Juicebox Mafia- Collateral Stupidity from Yglesias

Tax Day Tea Party DC- Signs, signs

Yankees Fan saves a life at the game - happens to be OIF vet

Dust Off! - Someone You Should Know Follow Up

Military Roundup 15 Apr 2010

A Time to Betray- Review by Elise Cooper

That There is some Bravo Sierra