January 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Book Review- This time we win by Jim Robbins

Jim Robbins writes for the Washington Times and other pubs and he's also the guy who let's me come and play with his Masters in Terrorism course as a guest evaluator. It is fun to see how creative and how much more intelligent than our real enemies...

Published Thu, Jan 27 2011 2:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

An app for killing Taliban

Of course I support this, but I just have to note that this seems far less capable than UJ(p)'s Hellfire app. “An iPhone app that tracks down the Taliban has been developed by a US soldier who put his own money into the project. Captain Jonathan J...

Published Thu, Jan 27 2011 2:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Counter pirates like we counter terrorists

By stacking them like cordwood, or returning them to their component molecules. Some Navy guy talkin' smack I can definitely get on board with. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. and its allies should put more pressure on Somali pirates on shore, before...

Published Thu, Jan 27 2011 1:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dugway Lockdown Lifted?

Interesting. Dugway Proving Grounds went on lockdown last night for a "serious concern" and and has apparently just lifted the lockdown about an hour ago. Dugway serves a number of functions, including being the site of testing related to chemical...

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 8:09 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

A Birthday Message From PinkFive

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 6:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: About Blackfive

Reality TV check

Well this is just too rich to even start to rip on, so just here it be. Guys, I'm probably going to be on a reality TV show and they've asked me to help with casting. *pauses while his friends laugh, takes deep breath* I need a rigger and a fuel...

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 3:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Howe and Howe Tech

Warrior Legacy Foundation has a dynamo up in Maine running our Wounded Heroes program named Pam Payeur. I went up there last Summer for a fundraiser for WLF and she had gotten the Howe & Howe brothers to bring our some of their toys. Pretty amazing...

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 3:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Walking the talk

It's easy to say you support the troops, plenty of people simply mouth the words as a platitude. Sometimes you see a really good example though and most of the time that also tells you about that person. Marco Rubio is one of the good guys and I can't...

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 12:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Australia's human mascot

He doesn't like to mention it, mostly because the koala bear coatume they make him dance around in is far too adorable. But our own Matty O' Blackfive shares a birthday with the Aussies. So give him some shite love in the comments. Happy Birthday...

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 12:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Happy Australia Day!!!

To our Aussie friends, Happy Australia Day! And this slide show about Australian SAS: We are thankful to have you crazy bastards on our side!

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 11:14 PM by BLACKFIVE

Nothing But a Bully

Over at War on Terror News....

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 5:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Living the donkey life

Marathon Pundit has a touching tale of a Man and his donkey, (you thought it was more Yon eh? heh). Couldn't resist that one, but it is actually about Marines and a donkey mascot. Bring me your huddled equines, oh just go read about Smoke the Donkey...

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 4:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Lebanon now a terrorist state

While you may have been busy with important prep for Obama's speech tonight, the country of Lebanon just left the building. Well they made Hezbollah's chosen candidate Prime Minister, and that is pretty bad news. There was little enough control...

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 12:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Last Flight Before Graduation

You have to fly your bird through a canyon: ...without being acquired visually, accoustically, electronically, or thermally, and have sufficient fuel to perform the mission when you get there. The video is better than caffeine. Lots of pilot speak in...

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 12:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Miracles, Heroes, Opportunities - Someone You Should Know Follow Up

RE: SSG Patrick Zeigler - Someone You Should Know First, read this about SSG Patrick Zeigler - John Hinderaker at Powerline has been following the story of SSG Zeigler as he miraculously recovers from his wounds from Islamic terrorist Nidal Hassan. Nissan's...

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 12:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

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