November 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Soldier Pins Purple Heart on Father

Soldier pins Purple Heart on father Nov 15, 2010 By Air Force 2nd Lt. Chase P. McFarland, Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team Son pins Purple Heart on father Pvt. Kevin Nieves right, a member of the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team security forces...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 10:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week, Someone You Should Know

Fair fights? Well of course not

When I saw the Op Ed today in the WaPo by retired flag officers Van Riper and Scales, I was pre-disposed to agree with their thesis that we should put enough assets into a fight to ensure we always have the advantage. But the piece they wrote fails to...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 10:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

New MRAP Ambulance

"...The new prototype Caiman Ambulance, built on a Caiman MRAP chassis with a protective armor capsule and V-shaped hull, includes space for four litters and an attendant along with additional technologies, ventilation and on-board power to treat...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 8:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

Wounded Marine to receive first stem cell treatment for spinal injury

Groundbreaking spinal treatment - first stem cell recipient is a wounded Marine. ---/// COVINGTON, La. -- When a young marine learned his life had changed forever, he didn't know he would be the first person ever to try a groundbreaking medical treatment...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 7:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Someone You Should Know

Tuesday Morning

No, not a Moody Blues song reference, but a heads-up: Cooking with the Troops will be ringing the NASDAQ opening bell on Tuesday 23 November. More details soon. LW

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 4:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

When you p!$$ off a Ranger...

Our friend Nick at Ranger Up read this great article about how veterans make great entrepenuers...until he got to the part about why. The author thought that it was intuitive that veterans would NOT make great entrepenuers because they come from an inflexible...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 3:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Soldiers' Angels Operation Patriot Care Package

Americans want to make sure our military men and women are remembered year round, but sometimes that can be a challenge when the demands of the Holidays start to pile up. Wounded hero and Soldiers' Angel Sean Thomas travelled to Fort Campbell, KY...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 2:49 AM by BLACKFIVE

Angel flight home

Matt brought us the news that Gen. Kelly's son Robert had been killed in action.Well at the very least he had a quality escort home. From the Tanker Babe's good friend Susanne. The answer to this became shockingly apparent when a very sweet Senior...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 1:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Tanks in A-Stan

Well why not? Tanks make everything better, they can even cure hangovers. The U.S. military is sending a contingent of heavily armored battle tanks to Afghanistan for the first time in the nine-year war, defense officials said, a shift that signals a...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 1:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Died of Wounds

You all simply must go to the USNI blog and read this post...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

FFG At Dawn

Snapped this pic early one morning (as in 0545, if I remember correctly) while down in Virginia Beach a few years ago. An unknown FFG (fast frigate, guided missile), Oliver Hazard Perry class, out for some overnight/early morning meandering around in...

Published Thu, Nov 18 2010 10:51 PM by BLACKFIVE

Sarah Palin's Alaska

As some of you may remember, those of us at Blog World this year were treated to a sneak peak at TLC's Sarah Palin's Alaska by former para (and current mega-producer) Mark Burnett. It debuted last Sunday (yes, I am late), and I have now finally...

Published Thu, Nov 18 2010 7:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Blog World (and more?) on GMA This Morning

If any of you have the chance, you may want to check out Good Morning America at the 0900 hour this morning. Seems that one of the roving reporters at this year's Blog World wasn't from new media but from the show, and will have a story up sometime...

Published Thu, Nov 18 2010 6:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Web/Tech

Feminized MOH guy is back and wants a little cheese with his whine

You know, some guys ought to figure when to just shut up, fold their tent and take their due. Not our boy. Bryan Fischer, Mr. "Feminized the MOH", is back for more. In a follow up post (not even at the same blog - got to hot there I’d guess...

Published Thu, Nov 18 2010 11:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

"Vote Vets" Dominates "This Ain't Hell"

TSO of This Ain't Hell uses simple pie charts and bar graphs so you morons will understand and come to appreciate the utter milblog dominance that is Vote Vets... [Drink alert]

Published Wed, Nov 17 2010 11:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

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