May 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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

Taliban admit guilt in Times Square attempt

David Gelernter makes an excellent point over at the Weekly Standard while discussing the media messaging around jihadist terror. Third: If reporters ever read their own words or listened to their own voices, they would stop repeating the ugly cliché...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 4:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Taking down pirates the hip thing to do

The Russians have joined the Dutch in the fun new game of let's not let a bunch of marginally-civilized savages screw around with international shipping. ABOARD THE SWEDISH WARSHIP CARLSKRONA – Russian special forces rappelled onto a disabled oil...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 4:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

Warrior Games 2010

Over at the Burnpit, they have a wonderful story about a sporting event that shows the warrior spirit can't be dampened by wounds. This morning I had the pleasure of participating in the DoD Military Bloggers Roundtable discussion with representatives...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 2:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Sensationalism & SWAT

The post I did yesterday about SWAT Overkill has generated a ton of response, and I knew it would. Over all I would say they have been very much in agreement w/ me that it was an improper use of force. But I have also received a number of messages from...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 1:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Phony SEAL gets 2 years for Stolen Valor

You are going to have to read it to believe it. Just got back from covering the case. http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/phony-seal-gets-2-years-for-stolen-valor.html

Published Thu, May 06 2010 1:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

This Ain't Hell busts another poseur

Jonn Lilyea has the scoop on another chump pretending to be something he ain't. This guy has ties to some folks we know pretty well which makes it all the sadder.

Published Thu, May 06 2010 12:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

An American Soldier

AW1 Tim has a really nice post about a friend of his son's who died in Afghanistan and actually inspired Tim's son to join the military. Every life lost is a tremendous cost and we salute PFC Andrew Small. Private First Class Andrew R. Small,...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 11:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

SWAT Overkill

There are far too many examples of SWAT tactics used against individuals who no rational person could consider a danger to law enforcement. I have a piece about a brain-boiling example of this. It's a little testy and the whole thing is disturbing...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 10:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Taliban conducts raid in Western Afghanistan

In another sign that they remain a viable threat and a problem both here and back in there own yard, the Taliban tried to take out a Governor in Western Afghanistan. From the Long War Journal: Afghan police defeated a Taliban suicide assault team that...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 3:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

One of the best hostage rescues ever

The British SAS have a well-deserved reputation for professionalism and expertise. It was shown in spades in the raid on the Iranian Embassy in London 30 years ago today. The Brat has a look at the whole operation and reminds us that their ROE included...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 3:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

The system did not work

Let me be perfectly clear, the system did not work.....again. Shahzad was not stopped before he could try to blow up Times Square; he was simply to stupid to build a working bomb, even after receiving training. The only thing we have to be happy about...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 1:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

Military History: Research Assistance Request

Obviously one of the things that matters especially to families with a strong military tradition is history. One of our readers emails to say that she is researching her family's history, and has discovered that one of her ancestors fought with the...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 11:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Legion represents

More on the story Matt highlighted below about the two vets who sounded the alarm in Times Square. One is a member of the American Legion as the Burn Pit notes. Duane Jackson has worked as a vendor, selling pocket books, wallets, watches, scarves and...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 9:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Military coolness

The Instapundit has a habit of pointing out cool new technologies and today he has a couple of very slick ones in the works for the military. First a way to stop the bleeding with light. In the near future, wounds may be treated with a flash of light...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 5:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

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