July 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Suicide attacks in Afghanistan & Pakistan

The suicide civilian slaughtering season is in full effect and the barbaric extremists we are fighting show their true colors again with two attacks against innocents. One against a civilian aid organization, heaven or Allah forbid we try to make Afghanistan...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 2:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Major changes needed in Afghanistan

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney writes that if we are to win in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal isn't the only official worthy of firing, and President Obama must abandon his denial that we are at war with "radical Islam."...

Published Fri, Jul 09 2010 2:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

A double dip of sweetness & light

Two feelgood stories for you. First a couple who both fly for Uncle Sugar join the mechanical mile high club. Air Force Capt. Christine McLean pilots a refueling plane and Navy Lt. Jeff McLean flies an F/A-18 Super Hornet. After Christine McLean was deployed...

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 6:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Medal of Honor history: Roberts and Barfoot

41 years ago in Thua Thien Province, Republic of Vietnam, Sergeant Gordon R. Roberts' platoon embarked on helicopters to assist another company who was surrounded and heavily outnumbered by the NVA. Once Roberts and his men arrived, they were pinned...

Published Tue, Jul 13 2010 3:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

NBC Los Angeles Slideshow on Pendleton Marines

I'm not sure how to get a direct link, but if you follow this link to a story about how some Pendleton Marines are doing ridealongs with LAPD to see if they can pick up some skills -- which is pretty good in its own right -- you'll see a link...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 12:21 PM by BLACKFIVE

Patriot Guard Riders on patrol

As usual the PGR are taking care of our fallen. Help if you can. Tom Lockett was a United States Marine. He served his country in Vietnam. Tom was very proud of his service, not only to the Marines, but to his country as well. Tom was also a proud member...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 2:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Godspeed Faida "Popeye" Mohommad

Via Seamus, another forwarded email from a Marine in Afghanistan about the fight: This is a stray email that i wanted to send regarding another death that happened in Afghanistan. Kandahar to be exact. This base is here primarily to support the Reconstruction...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 1:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Fallen But Never Forgotten

Stan the Man - Part II

RE: Stan the Man RE: So What's Going to Change Time has a new article out. I haven't been a fan of Time and their war coverage, but this looked interesting (emphasis is mine): ...Having taken over command of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, General...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 6:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

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

Strategy Room video

Here is the video from the FOX segment I did this morning on Strategy Room which is their live online show. Harris Faulkner was the host and I liked the feel of the show, a little less stuffy maybe and more freewheeling, pus the segments are longer. And...

Published Tue, Jul 27 2010 4:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Julian Assange's internal monologue

oh yes I'm back oh yes I am. in the spotlight. look at me. look at me. no, don't look at me. stop. seriously. okay now: look at me again, look at me now, look at me forever. i am gorgeous. unreal how bloody beautiful i am, it were as if i was...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 7:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Wounded Heroes Fundraiser & The Mini Rip

Any excuse to escape the fetid swamp that is DC in the Summer is good enough, a fundraiser for wounded vets is a no brainer. My karma can always use some help. I work with the Warrior Legacy Foundation and this past weekend we held a motorcycle ride in...

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 5:17 AM by BLACKFIVE

Bill Ardolino On Patrol in Afghanistan

The Long War Journal's Bill Ardolino is on a patrol in Karamanda. His latest dispatch is posted at the Weekly Standard - here's a taste:...The meeting’s topic was grim. The previous Saturday, on June 26, the Taliban detonated a buried roadside...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 1:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

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