May 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Michael Yon and the cards he has dealt

Mike Yon has apparently taken some time in Thailand to address what I wrote about his exit from Afghanistan. Though I am working on Afghanistan dispatches, during breaks over the next days I will address some those who took part in the blog lynch mob...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 2:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Taliban Ambush

Recieved this from a Marine Corps Times reporter. Gentlemen, Good morning. I'm currently downrange for Marine Corps Times with 3/6 in and around northern Marjah, and have been so since the beginning of May. Monday night, we went out with a patrol...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 10:11 PM by BLACKFIVE

W.L.F. Fights Deportation

Occasionally, when a phony soldier story comes our way from a reader or an inquirer, we usually go to the experts on busting phonies - the guys at This Ain't Hell (the Blackfive Farm Team) and the good people at POWNet. More than a few of you sent...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 3:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

McCain's new ad

Allah over at Hot Air says "You can't be serious". I don’t know what to say, guys. I’m genuinely speechless. Pandering is one thing, shameless careerist pandering is something else, and then there’s John “Goddamned Fence” McCain marching...

Published Mon, May 10 2010 6:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Blackfive Giving Circle - Gift of Adoption

Ace and JT will be adopted by a military family this month. The military family will take out personal loans to pay for the adoption so Gift of Adoption is asking for our help. Thanks to all of you who contributed after we posted the Mother's Day...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 2:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Three for three - third SEAL acquitted

Good news: Navy SEAL Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe was found not guilty Thursday evening on charges of assaulting detained terrorist Ahmed Hashim Abed, dereliction of duty, and impeding an investigation based on a false statement. A seven member military...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 8:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

82nd ABN soldier profiled on Nancy Grace

Tonight on the Nancy Grace show they are going to spotlight SGT James Nolen, 1/C, 2-508, 4BCT, 82d ABN, killed in action on 22-NOV-09 in Afghanistan. SGT Nolen is in the same company as Armed Liberal from Winds of Change's son and reader Eric's...

Published Wed, May 19 2010 1:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

How To Kill Our Soldiers......

By using neglect, disrespect, complacency and PC Bovine Scatology.... First I hear about medals for "not shooting" and now I read about this... Commanders have ordered a U.S. military unit in Afghanistan to patrol with unloaded weapons, according...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 4:15 AM by BLACKFIVE

Talking DADT on Rachel Maddow's show

JD and I did our stint discussing the repeal of DADT and it seemed to go quite well. We got a bit less time than they hoped because of the oil debacle, but I think the discussion covered the points I wanted at least. Plus I made her laugh when I mentioned...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 1:57 PM by BLACKFIVE

Rules of Engagement and Weapon Status

First of all, the R.O.E. in Afghanistan is not new. This is not something that has never worked. It is not something that Obama's team foisted on anyone. It's been around for years, and don't take my word for it... Over at the Mudville Gazette...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 6:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

On TV and you won't believe where

This should be fun, I am appearing on Rachel Maddow's show on MSNBC tonight along w/ JD Johannes to discuss support for repeal of DADT and asking for Congress to chill until the military completes its study. Yes you read that correctly MSNBC, which...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 6:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dutch Marines take down Somali pirates

Very cool helmet cam footage of Dutch Marines fast roping on to a container ship infested w/ pirates. The only downside is that they didn't kill any of the bastards, but that's because the gutless losers were at least smart enough not to resist...

Published Sat, May 01 2010 4:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Marinestan

It is right and proper to love the Marine Corps.One unnamed Obama administration official was quoted by the Washington Post as saying, "We have better operational coherence with virtually all of our NATO allies than we have with the U.S. Marine Corps...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 10:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

COIN Symposium, Part II

Another question that the panel treated on several occasions was the issue of tactical momentum v. strategic direction. Do we have a clear strategic direction in Afghanistan, a clear strategy that will bring us to a successful conclusion of the war? Or...

Published Fri, May 14 2010 3:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

National Memorial Day Parade

There is a big National Memorial Day Parade in DC on Monday obviously, it is sponsored by the American Veterans Center. They asked me to see if there were any retired folks in the area who would like to ride in the parade. So if you know of any retired...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 4:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Michael Yon and the cards he has dealt

Taliban Ambush

W.L.F. Fights Deportation

McCain's new ad

The Blackfive Giving Circle - Gift of Adoption

Three for three - third SEAL acquitted

82nd ABN soldier profiled on Nancy Grace

How To Kill Our Soldiers......

Talking DADT on Rachel Maddow's show

Rules of Engagement and Weapon Status

On TV and you won't believe where

Dutch Marines take down Somali pirates

Marinestan

COIN Symposium, Part II

National Memorial Day Parade