August 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Ranger Up Fobbit work out

I don't think this will shock anyone who knows the deranged lunatics who run Ranger Up. They are profiled in Stars & Stripes for their Fobbit workout program. Exercise No. 1: Fobgeneration It takes nine seconds from the time you die in “Call of...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 2:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Few Hours Ago At the DFW U.S.O....

This morning at DFW Airport, George and Laura Bush greeted 150 (very surprised) troops as they arrived home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Their expressions were so priceless! [Photo shamelessly stolen from the Dallas Fort Worth USO Facebook page - hint,...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 4:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

One mountain, one leg, three studs

This is just awesome. When U.S. Army Sgt. Neil Duncan got taken apart in the highlands of Afghanistan in 2005 -- his vehicle ran over a buried explosive and it "blew up right under me" -- he really wasn't picturing life without his legs...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 9:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Islam, Mosques, and Congratulations

I guess it's Ramadan again. One Ramadan I was down in Zamboanga drinking beer, at a streetside cafe, in the day time, with Filipino Scout Rangers. The whole 'alcohol' thing isn't such a big deal there, and many of the Scout Rangers are...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 2:11 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

Reporting on US aid to Pakistan

The Washington Post and some liberal blogs are saying that our efforts in Afghanistan are stopping us from sending as many helicopters as we could to aid flooding victims. The United States has already diverted six Chinook transport helicopters from the...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 12:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Iranians digging mass graves for our troops

Well isn't that thoughtful. The nice thing for them is that those will work just fine for their fellas the Israelis take out, in 3...2...1

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 9:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

How's that reset thing working with Russia?

Who could have foreseen that the Russians would smile at our naif of a President and then Cossack dance all over him. I mean he sent Hillary over with a reset button (well they almost got the word right). He gave away our missile defense and stabbed two...

Published Fri, Aug 13 2010 1:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Future of the USMC - "the Corps has evolved into another ground combat force"?

First, I do not intend to offend any of my Marine brothers or ancestors with the above question. The LA Times' David S. Cloud writes about Secretary Gates' concern about the future of the US Marine Corps. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is ordering...

Published Fri, Aug 13 2010 3:49 AM by BLACKFIVE

Vince Vaughn Jumps the Army's Golden Knights

Vince Vaughn was selected to jump with US Army's Golden Knights. He was able to select another person to jump with him. Vaughn, a Chicagoan, picked his mother to jump with him to open the annual Chicago Air and Water Show this weekend: Wished I could...

Published Sun, Aug 15 2010 11:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels

Tim Kennedy Strike Force Fight - Part II

The video below is a must see for any fan or friend of Tim Kennedy... From a previous post about Tim: Tim Kennedy is one of our favorite people on this planet - SF Sniper, Ranger, all around badass with a heart of gold that supports Soldiers Angels. You...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 5:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Wikileaks - "Secret? Who Says So?"

Due to Uncle Jimbo and his phone, I've been receiving all kinds of email with regards to the Wikileaks leaker Bradley Manning. Received this email from someone who just doesn't understand why some secrets actually protect people who help us: I...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 4:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Ground Zero Mosque idiocy

I have stayed out of most arguments about the Ground Zero Mosque as it seemed so fundamentally simple to me. There is no way in Hell that it can be seen as an outreach of religious tolerance. It is an attempt to use the tolerance of our open society against...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 3:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

I have little sympathy for the Japanese on this subject

I'm going to differ a bit from Uncle J on this one. It is the annual Hiroshima remembrance in Japan and the usual cries of "outrage" and demands for an "apology" fill the air. Somehow, in those 65 years the Japanese have managed...

Published Sat, Aug 07 2010 1:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

Turning a Missile Silo into a Home

Over at Stormbringer's place are photos and some commentary about a man who bought a cold war Atlas nuke missile silo in 1997 and turned it into his home.

Published Mon, Aug 02 2010 3:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Are we just flatly screwed in Afghanistan

The Armed Liberal over at Winds of Change has a piece up that thinks we might just be. He takes a long look at our operations there and compares them with Vietnam. While this may be the most over-used analogy of this war, he uses it to good effect. With...

Published Mon, Aug 02 2010 12:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

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