October 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Jet fighters, power projection and the future

Via Neptunus Lex: Despite China and Russia both being in the process of developing heavy, twin-engine next-generation fighter jets, the Obama administration canceled production of the Lockheed Martin F-22. The U.S. Air Force could be accused of asking...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 3:49 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Text the word "Soldiers" to 20222 to donate $5 to Soldiers' Angels!

Here is an affordable and easy way to help support our troops: You can now text "Soldiers" to 20222 to donate $5 toward care packages, assistance for wounded warriors, and support for veterans and their families. A volunteer-based nonprofit...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 5:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Book Review- "American Assassin" by Vince Flynn

American Assassin is a vintage Vince Flynn novel. Although all of his books are considered “grade A” political thrillers, this novel is definitely an “A +”. This latest book reverts back to the style of his earlier novels, Transfer of Power and The Third...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 12:12 PM by BLACKFIVE

Charges for SEAL who threw grenade in hostage death?

All right now, it is pretty easy to get spun up about a story like this. Warrior faced with split-second, life and death decision second guessed and then sacrificed by the lard-asses in the rear with the gear. It happens far too often and we rightfully...

Published Wed, Oct 13 2010 4:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Can the Phelps Phag-Haters lose at the Supreme Court?

I despise Fred Phelps and the rest of his mouth-breathing, backwards wastes of human protoplasm. I also hate the idea of the government decidinh who can say what to who. Government is a blunt and stupid tool run by blunt and stupid tools. It should do...

Published Thu, Oct 14 2010 12:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Am I at the Milblog Track of B.W.E. or the Bald-Head-Combat-Infantry Convention?

At Blog World Expo's Military track. Just had a comprehensive (and yet full of dry humor) opening speech from General David Petraeus. And moving into the first dicussion and panels. Here's a photo that makes anyone with quality hair believe they...

Published Thu, Oct 14 2010 2:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Soldier's funeral procession told to pay tolls in OK

The Tanker Babe is in high dudgeon and rightfully so. Somebody in Oklahoma is screwing the pooch and they better square themselves away. PFC Cody Board died 4 October 2010 from wounds sustained by an IED. PFC Board grew up in McKinney, TX but was originally...

Published Thu, Oct 14 2010 7:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Role Models

via Chuck Z

Published Fri, Oct 15 2010 4:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Your Help Needed

This year's Blog World is over, and while final numbers are still being tallied, it was quite a success. Not only did the conference itself grow, we had some of the best attendance ever at the milblog track. Part of this were the panel topics, and...

Published Mon, Oct 18 2010 2:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Web/Tech, milblog track, Blog World, milblogging, #BWE10, bwe11, miltrack, bwe10

SPeaking of the V.F.W. Endorsements

Over at This Ain't Hell, TSO discusses Vote Vets hypocrisy...and I left this comment about "Vote Vets": What?! You mean to say that an org with the name strongly implying that you should vote for vets, really means you should vote for any...

Published Mon, Oct 18 2010 5:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

9/11 prevented by WikiLeaks

One of the interesting things about our media is that they always love to expose the weaknesses and foibles of our government. They even seem to take particular joy in anything related to national security. Most of those who sit in editor chairs among...

Published Tue, Oct 19 2010 12:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Terror Alert in France

Go over to this post by Jonn Lilyea at This Ain't Hell. The last line is a snorter...and if you are a certain retired General now high up in the Obama Administration, DO NOT READ THAT POST.

Published Mon, Oct 04 2010 3:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Diversity on Campus

At the NY Post, Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) has a column about ROTC on campus. Here's a taste: ...Although Harvard expelled ROTC over the Vietnam War four decades ago (after antiwar students burned down the ROTC center), it now gives as a reason...

Published Tue, Oct 05 2010 1:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Remembering Robbie Miller

RE: The post below about the actions and life of Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller Troy Steward, over at Bouhammer, has posted a tribute by one of Robbie's friends from Special Forces.

Published Wed, Oct 06 2010 12:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Fitness Challenge: Guest Post #1 Up

A guest post, the first of what we hope will be several such, is up from the team at Club Newtone over at my site. This is not an event with categories and prizes (I wish we could give some), but the real prize is how much better you can feel for taking...

Published Wed, Oct 06 2010 9:34 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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