September 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

GAME ON!

The Farm Team is at it again- just as B5 posited previously, they at THISAINTHELL.US are holding the coveted Jackwagon awards. Up for now is the Special Ops regional- follow along over there and cast a vote! Me- I'm backing Chabot. At least he attempts...

Published Thu, Sep 29 2011 1:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor, Bust Their Chops, Weblogs

Security Expert: U.S. 'Leading Force' Behind Stuxnet

I found the following story on the NPR iPhone App interesting: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/26/140789306/security-expert-u-s-leading-force-behind-stuxnet?sc=17&f=1001Security Expert: U.S. 'Leading Force' Behind Stuxnet by Tom Gjelten - September...

Published Mon, Sep 26 2011 5:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Congratulations TAH!

It really doesn't seem like it's been five years, but it has. Today, This Ain't Hell turns five. I've found some of the most honest and frank discussions of issues facing the military there, along with the outing of phonies (like this...

Published Thu, Sep 22 2011 10:21 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Weblogs, Web/Tech

Friday Dead Tango Dance- Awlaki edition

Oh please, please please be true, and if you could throw in the reprehensible loser Adam Gadahn to make it an American al Qaeda twofer, I would be eternally grateful. SANAA, Yemen — Anwar al-Aulaqi, a radical U.S.-born Muslim cleric and one of the most...

Published Fri, Sep 30 2011 1:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Blog World & Military Track

Okay, we just finalized the last panel for the military track at this year's Blog World and New Media Expo. There are a lot of changes and surprises this year, starting with the fact that it will be in Los Angeles Nov. 3-5. That's right, for all...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2011 11:43 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Weblogs, Web/Tech

"For Those I Love..."

U.S. Army Pfc. Kyle Hockenberry is tended to by medics after being wounded in a blast from an improvised explosive device on June 15 in Afghanistan in this picture taken by a Stars and Stripes photographer. Photo courtesy of the Hockenberry family to...

Published Fri, Sep 02 2011 5:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Wanted: Six Veterans Interested In The Culinary Arts

Recently, the delightful Gina Elise made an introduction for Cooking with the Troops (check out the new site!) to the fine folks at Warrior Gateway. Through that, we learned about their Vets2Chefs program. They are looking for six veterans who are interested...

Published Sat, Sep 10 2011 12:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

I love the haters

I sawe a bumper sticker that said that recently and I completely agree as y'all well know. When I go on RT to argue with the liberals there, I judge my performance by the amount of exasperation of the host and other guests and by the hater comments...

Published Thu, Sep 01 2011 5:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Haqqani Network ready to negotiate?

STRATFOR's Director of Analysis, Reva Bhalla, explains the melding interests of the Pakistan-Taliban-Haqqani triad as the United States attempts to negotiate its way out of the war in Afghanistan. Attribution to www.stratfor.com Update: Add to the...

Published Tue, Sep 20 2011 1:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

108 Hours [UPDATED]

[reposting - original post on March 30, 2011] All- There are times when we here at B5 do so many things behind the scenes that we don't let you know what some of our big projects are. And there are times when we need your help to make something happen...

Published Fri, Sep 02 2011 2:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Jump Master

Army Staff Sgt. Scott Shepro instructs paratroopers during a static jump for a joint operational exercise on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Sept. 9, 2011. Shepro, a jump master, is a platoon sergeant assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company C,...

Published Tue, Sep 27 2011 4:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

New Dawn...

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay transits the Arabian Gulf. Mobile Bay is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom...

Published Sat, Sep 24 2011 3:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Through the lens of a combat camera...

British soldiers from Light Regiment Royal Artillery, 29th Commando, 3rd Commando Brigade, attached to Bravo Company, First Battalion the Rifles, finish operations in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand Province. Produced by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan...

Published Fri, Sep 23 2011 3:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels, Picture of the Week

Releasing the photos of bin Laden

There is a court battle underway regarding the potential release of photos of Osama bin Laden after he was ventilated and returned to room temperature in the raid on his hooch in Pakistan. I am usually a 100% supporter of keeping secrets secret, but I...

Published Tue, Sep 27 2011 11:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

This War CAN Be One...an on-ground perspective...

US Army Special Forces Major Fernando Lujan just returned from more than a year on the ground in Afghanistan and offers his views on his Afghan allies, and their will to win. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/opinion/this-war-can-still-be-won.html?_r...

Published Tue, Sep 27 2011 11:08 PM by BLACKFIVE

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GAME ON!

Security Expert: U.S. 'Leading Force' Behind Stuxnet

Congratulations TAH!

Friday Dead Tango Dance- Awlaki edition

Blog World & Military Track

"For Those I Love..."

Wanted: Six Veterans Interested In The Culinary Arts

I love the haters

Haqqani Network ready to negotiate?

108 Hours [UPDATED]

Jump Master

New Dawn...

Through the lens of a combat camera...

Releasing the photos of bin Laden

This War CAN Be One...an on-ground perspective...