February 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

The Last Doughboy

Photo by Lisa Daniels, DOD Public Affairs The last American World War I veteran has passed: ...He didn't seek the spotlight, but when Frank Buckles outlived every other American who'd served in World War I, he became what his biographer called...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 5:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Psyops on our Senators, not hardly

Some interesting info about the wanking device claiming all this silliness over at Big Peace. Rolling Stone is out hunting for Generals again and they have found a willing dupe in LTC Michael Holmes. Although calling him a dupe is unfair, he is a willing...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 5:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

Killing Pirates and the Law of the Sea....

I saw today that the Somali Pirates are at it again with the capture of a Danish yacht and 7 more hostages. Now, I get that this administration and, as Uncle J pointed out, their bong hit diplomacy continues unabated, but don't you think we might...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 2:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

US Army Captain D.J. Skelton - Someone You Should Know

DoD Photo By Fred W. Baker III, American Forces Press Service "I wanted to return to my men. The fact is .. .they never quit on me, and I wasn't going to give up my fight and quit." - US Army Captain DJ Skelton on returning to command after...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 1:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Someone You Should Know

S.F. Soldiers Search for I.E.D. Caches

All photos were takend by Sgt. Benjamin Watson of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan Media Operations Center: A U.S. Special Forces intelligence sergeant assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South climbs over the ruins...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 12:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Osprey hits 100,000 hours

Below is an all Marine message from General Amos on the use of the Marine Osprey in combat operations: Subject: MV-22 ALMAR UNCLASSIFIED// ALMAR 006/11 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/MV-22 100,000 FLIGHT HOUR MILESTONE// GENTEXT/REMARKS/ 1. TO...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 12:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Men Who Stare at Goats Senators - Part II

RE: The Men Who Stare at Goats Senators [Part I] Our own McQ, has an update to the story of LTC Holmes vs. LTG Caldwell. It's looking more and more to come out in favor of LTG Caldwell - which is what we predicted. ...Except LTC Holmes job wasn’t...

Published Sun, Feb 27 2011 11:50 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

Marines in Sangin Exhibiting the Warrior Ethos

Bing West is embedded with Marines in Sangin, Afghanistan. One of the greats, West posted an article you should read about the warrior ethos among our Marines: ...After discovering the first IED, we walked north at a steady, careful pace. Not one farmer...

Published Sun, Feb 27 2011 10:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

Someone You Should Know: Sergeant Matthew DeYoung

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8 I flew my flag at half staff yesterday not just because this one is local, but it inspired me want to pass along this story...

Published Sun, Feb 27 2011 4:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Stuxnet Part Deux

We can only hope, but regardless Ah-mah-nuttah-job and his compatriots took a shot in the nads with this. Iran told atomic inspectors this week that it had run into a serious problem at a newly completed nuclear reactor that was supposed to start feeding...

Published Sat, Feb 26 2011 6:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Protetsters deface War Memorial in Wisconsin

The losers and looters befouling the Wisconsin Capitol have gone and done it now. They decided they would use a War Memorial in the rotunda as a bulletin board for their ignorance. They taped a bunch of their mindless dreck all over it. Ann Althouse is...

Published Sat, Feb 26 2011 2:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

I Should Buy A Lottery Ticket....

I am pretty certain that I was one of the, like, 3 Gazillion people that predicted this. American combat troops will get sensitivity training directly on the battlefield about the military’s new policy on gays instead of waiting until they return to home...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 4:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

Prediction I hope is wrong

The entire Middle East is catching fire, and it was unlikely that some Iraqis wouldn't find a reason to join. They have some pretty serious protests underway about government services, but there is one thing that makes me nervous. Police used stun...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 3:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Men Who Stare At Goats Senators

By now, you all have probably heard about or read this story from muckraker Michael Hastings about Lieutenant General Caldwell utilizing Psy-ops resources (personnel) in order to influence American politiicans - specifically some very key Senators. ....

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 10:38 PM by BLACKFIVE

The true meaning of life and death (or why the Columbia protesters havent a clue)

Take a moment and go over to the Burn Pit and read MOTHAX’s piece about the recent dust up at Columbia about ROTC. He does a great job of closing the loop and pointing out what is and isn’t really important. It’s a great tribute to a great aviator as...

Published Wed, Feb 23 2011 11:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Fallen But Never Forgotten

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