January 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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

In the Crosshairs- In the Crosshairs

I would have preferred to avoid this, but I refuse to be demonized by people with no shame. The shooter in Arizona was a crazy *** and yet many on the left used this horrific incident for political purposes. I have a website and a video series called...

Published Sun, Jan 09 2011 8:43 AM 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

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

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

A Distinguished Service Cross & another 173rd paratrooper

Tomorrow we will award the second highest military honor to a member of the 2nd of the 503rd, as usual Tanker Babe has the story. On November 9, 2007 SGT Takes (his rank at the time) was a Team Leader in Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd...

Published Fri, Jan 21 2011 10:49 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

SPC Leandro Garcia - Someone You Should Know

Go to Soldiers' Angels Germany for the story on SPC Garcia - a truck driver who volunteered to be a door gunner and who's chinook was shot down while attempting to support RESTREPO. ...The Jan. 17, 2009, mission that led to Garcia's awards...

Published Sun, Jan 09 2011 11:47 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

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