April 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Michael Yon wake up call

I did not want to write this, but I think it is important to do so. I'm not the only one who believes that either; the sentiment is fairly widespread. A number of members of our community have tried to help Yon out and have seen the same kind of behavior...

Published Sun, Apr 18 2010 11:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Military Roundup 19 Apr 2010

Photo of the Day: Photo of AF's mystery spacecraft to launch Wednesday Syrian Missile Crisis: Israel now considers Hizballah part of the Syrian army and will respond to the terrorist group's missile attacks by attacking Syria. Syria has shipped...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 12:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

A liberal says the right thing about the military

I don't agree w/ Peter Beinart much on policy, but he is w/o a doubt one of the better people on the left. He is often paired w/ Jonah Goldberg for debate and it is consistently high quality. He has a piece today at the Daily Beast that says some...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 5:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

CIA - PART 2

Following Deebow's post below and link to the CNAS article, I thought I'd share this one with you. It was sent to us by a few people residing in spookville that agree with Bob Baer (just so you know, Jimbo is the only guy around here that reads...

Published Tue, Apr 20 2010 2:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

In the Crosshairs- Me, Myself & I

So this has been kind of a tough week. I mean I put on my sweetness and light, milk of human kindness, helping hand hat and what happens, haters everywhere. I can't believe the mean things people are saying about me on the interwebz. I am a sensitive...

Published Tue, Apr 20 2010 1:50 PM by BLACKFIVE

Blackfive LLC to Sue US Cavalry

The USCAV store stole my idea and we're taking them to court over this! Thanks to reader Mike in STL for the tip. As I have spent entire paychecks on US Cav products, it's good to see that they are not taking their success too lightly and continue...

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 2:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Humor

Green Hornet, Heh.

Greyhawk is slinging the snark and the Navy has put the target on themselves, although I kinda doubt it was their idea. We could have posted this yesterday, but held off due to concerns it might be seen as an April Fool's joke. But the new Green Navy...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 1:17 AM by BLACKFIVE

The drinking lamp is lit

Another gorgeous day here in ObamaTown. I spent a good bit of it walking around barefoot in the backyard talking bidness on my bat phone. The Wolf hooked me up with an amazing set of Bose headphones that work as a phone headset. Awesome. Then I decided...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 6:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Jack writes up his Easter Morning in Iraq

My man Jack writes up his Easter Morning in Iraq. Yes, there's still a war going on over there, even though Afghanistan gets all the headlines.

Published Sun, Apr 04 2010 4:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Annual Milbloggie Awards

You can go to Milblogging.com for information on how to vote and here is where you can see the categories for the awards. BlackFive was nominated (thank you, nominators!) for best Military Veteran blog. Right now, the farm team is out front (and that's...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 4:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Weblogs

Team Rubicon - On the Move

A few announcements about Team Rubicon: 1. Team Rubicon has won 1st place in the “Beyond the Welcome Home” Summit put on by Mobilize.org. William McNulty, Jake Wood and Clay Hunt presented their case which was then voted on by all participants and experts...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 12:45 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Team Rubicon

Remembering Eagle Flight - Annual Memorial on BlackFive

"They came to save us, and to give us dignity. Their sacrifice will remain in the minds of our children for the rest of their lives. We will teach their names to our children, and keep their names in our books of history as heroes who gave their...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 12:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

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

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