January 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Spiritual Warfare - Gunnery Sergeant John Hayes

Gunnery Sergeant John Hayes, EOD, with the 3/5 Marines stepped on a landmine during a routine patrol in Afghanistan. He has lost both of his legs, had both arms broken, as well as internal injuries. For a time, it looked like he was going to be okay and...

Published Fri, Jan 07 2011 10:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

Juicebox Mafia Report- Whyglesias ponders military force structure

Good week for Juicebox Mafia Fiskings, we had Weinstein yesterday and he popped up in the comments to say "Thank you sir, may I have another". Today the most over-rated "intellectual" on the left, Matthew Yglesias. There is just absolutely...

Published Fri, Jan 07 2011 12:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Differential Theory of the U.S. Armed Forces (Snake Model) - Updated 2011

[This is a repost from 2007...yes, you've seen it before, but it still rings true. Especially snarky additions from Blackfive Commenters have been added. You all ROCK!] The Ultimate Differential Theory of US Armed Forces (Snake Model) Upon encountering...

Published Fri, Jan 07 2011 12:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Humor

Wikileaks Fallout

In a move to protect the lives of it's employees, sources, and allies, the State Department is acting as Wikileaks drops another batch of dispatches and cables on the Guardian UK. The US state department has relocated a handful of foreign diplomatic...

Published Fri, Jan 07 2011 12:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

FOB Archaeology

Over at the Donovan's place, Bill shows us some Forward Operation Base history. Pretty cool stuff! ...Soldiers love walls. Regardless of their utility in defensive applications and the requirement for ingenuity in defeating them in offensive operations...

Published Fri, Jan 07 2011 12:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Picture of the Week

The Best Officers Are Leaving the Military - Part II

[Part 1 is from Uncle Jimbo here and a response from Mother Jones which Jimbo takes on here.] Since the mid-80s (when I decided to go for a Commission), I've heard about the brain drain on the military. In response, Gregory McNeal responds with the...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 11:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

Using the 507th Maint BN to Support the idea of Women in Combat

Again, another meme. First, officers leaving in droves. Now, women in the Infantry units. I don't have issues with examining women's roles in combat units. After all, since there are no real front lines in the war on terror in OIF or OEF, women...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 11:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

The Pentagon to Cut $78B and 70,000 Soldiers and Marines... but no civilians

"do you notice any other government agencies proposing personnel cuts, or cuts in their budgets at all? ...Yet there are 69,000 trigger pullers we won’t need five years from now? " - SFC (ret) Jonn Lilyea, This Ain't Hell All over the news...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 11:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

This Congresswoman is a "National Embarrassment"!

"This war represents an epic failure, a national embarrassment and a moral blight." - Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) You stay classy, Representative Woolsey.

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 11:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

The military as a conservative plot to dominate America

OK let's have some fun w/ Mother Jones, its Navy vet correspondent Adam Weinstein and his awesome theory that the military has a cunning plan to force America to be a conservative society. Seriously, near as I can tell he actually is trying to make...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 10:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Some of the best pics of 2010....

In case you missed it.... U.S. Marine Sgt. James "Eddie" Wright proposes to his girlfriend Cody Fife after he received a new home through Helping A Hero.Org and Semper Fi Fund organizations in Conroe. Sgt. Wright was awarded the Bronze Star...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 8:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders, Picture of the Week

CIA weasel goes on trial for leak to journo

This just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Jeffrey A. Sterling, 43, of O'Fallon, Mo., was charged with 10 felony counts, including obstruction of justice and unauthorized disclosure of national defense information, according to a federal indictment...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 5:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

The best officers are leaving the military

Oh no, what will we do? There is much fuss and high-minded concern about a piece in the Atlantic about how our best officers are all leaving the service. The funny thing is, this same alarm goes off pretty regularly and probably always will. The best...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 3:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

New Medevac Bird On Station

An HH-60M MEDEVAC helicopter from C Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, sits at a hover before launching on a mission out of Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 3. The unit is the first to receive the HH-60M, which is the Army’s newest MEDEVAC helicopter...

Published Wed, Jan 05 2011 2:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Pelosi's Quotes

While she is not the Speaker anymore as of today, she is (unbelievably) the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. That means we have more of these lines to look forward to: America must be a light to the world, not just a missile. I think it...

Published Wed, Jan 05 2011 2:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

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