February 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Aguilera screws it up, royally...

THE BIG GAME. Number one TV audience of the year. Epitome of anyone's career- to sing the National Anthem at the Big Game. Packers and the Steelers. Epic teams. And an audience to match watching it all. And she totally blows it. CAN ANYONE in Hollyweird...

Published Sun, Feb 06 2011 9:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Humor, Bust Their Chops, Sports, Pop Culture, Television, Music

Book review- "The Secret Soldier" by Alex Berenson

Elise Cooper for BLACKFIVE. Alex Berenson’s latest novel, The Secret Soldier, is a gripping tale and might be Berenson’s finest work to date. The novel examines the issue of mortality, power, and succession of leadership. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia...

Published Wed, Feb 16 2011 11:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

NFL heroes help the military heroes

NFL heroes help the military heroes this week. During the Super Bowl, players are crazy busy with the media, sponsors and oh yea, getting ready to play the game of their career. I gotta give props to the NFL and on how they took special time to make a...

Published Thu, Feb 03 2011 2:16 PM by BLACKFIVE

Rummy back pummeling the press

Do you miss Rumsfeld's press briefings like I do? They were some of the best television ever produced as he took the jackals and beat them like wet dogs in a dry house. Today's misbehaving hound is Andrea Mitchell. She seems to have thought she...

Published Wed, Feb 23 2011 12:55 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blue Skies request

Hey Folks, Someone who means a lot to me (not direct family and no one y'all know) just told me she has advanced stage *** cancer. That ain't good and she asked for my prayers. I will give them as honestly as I can, but many of you are on much...

Published Fri, Feb 11 2011 2:48 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

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

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