July 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

BREAKING: Stolen Valor Act ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Sit back, take a deep breath, and get your BP meds ready. Stupidity has found another outlet in the judicial system. And be prepared to memorize this face. One of our favorite impostors Richard Strandloff/Duncan has had the charges of Stolen Valor dropped...

Published Fri, Jul 16 2010 12:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

Help Needed!

Via Seamus Garrahy and Colonel (ret) Wayne Morris, I thought you all would want to help out this military family: Family and friends: Many have asked via phone and e-mail how you can help us deal with this family tragedy. We have also promised you an...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 3:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Changes in the Af/Pak theater

There have been a couple of changes to the state of play in the Af/Pak theater that I think are noteworthy. The first is Gen. Petraeus finally getting Hamid Karzai to agree to the use of local militias for security throughout the country. This is a vital...

Published Wed, Jul 21 2010 1:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

How the Russians Sell Stuff

Popular Mechanics has a journalist at the Russian Arms Expo. Joe Pappalardo tells us what it's like to see a tank ballet, paratrooper kar-a-te, and combat dogs. There's a ton of stuff over at PM. ...One part defense-technology trade show and one...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 4:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels, Weblogs, Web/Tech

McChrystal's ROE saving American lives

Matt touched on this yesterday, but It deserves a deeper look as it is central to how we will fight and how we can win in Afghanistan. It has always been somewhat counter-intuitive that a less aggressive strategy and tactics will succeed in Afghanistan...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 1:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Mark Shields: America needs more Marine Corps values

Yer Damn Skippy we do. Here is a great piece that extols the fact that the values America needs most are beautifully embodied in the Corps and the rest of our military. The Marine ethic emphasizes responsibility to duty and responsibility to others before...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 4:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Canadian Jet Crash Yesterday

From reader Steve G: Here is a video of a Canadian CF-18 fighter jet crashing Friday during practice for an air show in Alberta. Apparently, he lost his right engine at slow speed and very low altitude, stalled out, and planted it on the airfield in a...

Published Sat, Jul 24 2010 4:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

ROE working & WikiLeaks still wanking

Here is a video on the topic of our ROE in Afghanistan. I would ask that the 91% who voted in Crush's poll saying they are too restrictive take another look at them. The idea has never been to show weakness or shrink from a fight we know we could...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 4:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Trip to the Mountains

10th Mountain, that is. Recently I had some time to head off on my cycle and enjoy what Colorado has to see on a nice ride. I had planned a long route to take in all of the best of Colorado, from Aspen to Telluride to Steamboat, but had to cut the trip...

Published Tue, Jul 27 2010 2:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Travel

For Gallantry...

U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, congratulates U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent A. Schneider, of Amarillo, Texas and pins the Bronze Star for gallantry during a firefight in Afghanistan. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley U.S....

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 12:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

J'accuse: Assange Meurtrier

In 2007, in no small part because of the generosity of the readers of this site, I was fortunate to do two embeds in Iraq. One of the lessons I came away with was how important a good translators and sources were to operations. As sources are a sensitive...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 6:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Following in the footsteps of Rogers’ Raiders

This month, Lt. Col. Tom Mullikin traveled to Europe to understand the experiences of his father Charlie Mullikin, a veteran of World War II. The elder Mullikin landed at Normandy, and fought his way across Europe as a member of a special reconnaissance...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 3:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

New Iranian protest anthem- Another brick in the wall

There are plenty of reasons to love the Floyd, but you can add a big one now. Roger Waters gave permission to a couple of Iranian brothers in Canadia to re-record the the song as "Another brick in the wall (Hey Ayatollah, leave those kids alone)...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 9:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

First living Medal of Honor recipient since Vietnam

I have a piece that just went up announcing that SSG Sal Giunta of Battle Co. 2nd BN (ABN) 503rd INF will likely be the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since Vietnam. I say likely since the official announcement has not been made, but we...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 7:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

Allen West campaign blog

Allen West has a blog on his campaign website and one of authors is his campaign manager Josh Grodin. Josh is a friend who used to work for Vets for Freedom. He is doing a great job in Allen's battle to win a seat in Congress. Check out the site and...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 2:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

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