May 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Presidential candidates

Since I know you all are on pins and needles wondering who I will support, it's Herman Cain. I have heard him speak enough times to know that he can mertilize the spineless, lead-from-the rear cakeboy who curently inhabits the White House in a debate...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 1:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Marine Snipers

"One of our guys was watching the north wall and said there were two guys running toward the wall carrying something in their hands. Those two guys threw grenades over the wall before we could intervene. One hit me in the back, rolled in between...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 1:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Warthogs Feeding

Here is some footage of A10 Thunderbolts refueling over Afghanistan from the view of the KC135 fuel tanker (boom operator). Produced by USAF Staff Sgt. Amanda Helton.

Published Mon, May 16 2011 12:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Video Channels

Evicting an old veteran

Isn't there a better way to handle this? Five shooting wars later, Lt. Col. Curtis Welborn Jr., U.S. Army, ret., remains doggedly determined to hold the high ground. In this instance, it's a tiny apartment in a Near North high-rise, where the...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 12:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

The U.S. Army's Vision of the Future Soldier - H.U.L.C.

Lance Bacon at the Army Times has a piece up about developments at the labs at Natick that will benefit our soldiers of the future. Imagine a soldier: strong enough to carry 200 pounds without breaking a sweat; able to pinpoint a shooter’s location after...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 12:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Reason To Watch CNN

A good reason actually Tonight at 2000 hours (8 pm) Eastern, CNN is doing a story about education in American that will feature FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. This program consists of teams of high school students who...

Published Sun, May 15 2011 1:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Dear Disney

Why don't you bugger right off. This is more sorry shite. ORLANDO, Fla., May 14 (UPI) -- Disney has filed an application to trademark the name of the U.S. commando unit credited with dispatching Osama bin Laden. The paperwork filed this week at the...

Published Sun, May 15 2011 1:17 AM by BLACKFIVE

Soldiers Angels on FoxNews

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com You can donate here at Soldiers' Angels website or you can text the word SOLDIERS to 20222 for a $5 donation.

Published Sat, May 14 2011 1:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Rebutting Aviation Week on the Actual Cost of an F35

RE: So How Much Does an F35 Actually Cost? One thing a blogger enjoys about as much anything is when someone else unwittingly ends up making the point he blogged about. Such is the case with the F-35 cost post I put up this week. And who made the case...

Published Sat, May 14 2011 12:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

RT Happy Hour- bin Laden's porn stash

How can anything that starts off with bin Laden's porn not be fun. I get to mention he had copies of "Deep Goat", "Brokeback Mountain Goat" and the one I dedicate to TSO/Mothax/CV "Two Goats, one cup" (kudos as always...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 4:30 PM by BLACKFIVE

PERSEC Problem is Serious

Ever since the UBL mission, I have been communicating with a former BUD/S classmate and long time DevGru operator who just recently retired. He has become increasingly concerned about the Personnel Security of not only the operators, but especially their...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 6:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Osama Hypocrite Ladin

But we knew that he was a coward and hypocrite...from ABC: A stash of pornography was found among the trove of evidence seized from Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound by U.S. Navy SEALs, according to a report confirmed by ABC News...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 6:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

SEAL helmet cam video and live feeds

There is a lot of smack talking on teh interwebs about the video feeds from the raid on bin Laden's compound. the question seems to be was there a live feed of the event that got interrupted, or (cue dramatic music) erased by the adminstration that...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 1:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Why America is different

Richard Cohen wrote a nasty little piece the other day in which he essentially declared American exceptionalism a myth. There is no such thing, according to Mr. Cohen. We’re all really a bunch of dummies living in a dysfunctional society, because, you...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 1:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Murder Of A Marine?

A bit sensationalistic, but a very valid question under the circumstances. Jonn starts the discussion of the death of Jose Guerena and details the problems he saw at the start. Jose was a Marine, served two tours in Iraq, survived that, and came home...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 11:17 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

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Rebutting Aviation Week on the Actual Cost of an F35

RT Happy Hour- bin Laden's porn stash

PERSEC Problem is Serious

Osama Hypocrite Ladin

SEAL helmet cam video and live feeds

Why America is different

Murder Of A Marine?