November 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Rin Tin Tin- A book review

Elise Cooper for BLACKFIVE Susan Orlean’s latest book, RIN TIN TIN (RTT), is a story that shows how dogs truly are man’s best friend. She chronicles the dog’s life from being rescued during World War I to becoming a silent screen star, and finally enjoying...

Published Mon, Nov 21 2011 5:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Spy problems

One of the biggest flaws in our national security is the lack of any serious human intelligence capabilities. I do not mean to demean those who do practice this most dangerous craft, but to point out our lack of focus on this area. This recent debacle...

Published Sun, Nov 20 2011 11:36 PM by BLACKFIVE

Cooking with the Troops A great NYC Veterans Day event

Cooking with the Troops needs your support to carry on its great work with our troops. Not only does it provide food events for the wounded, but it offers classes to our military members and their families teaching them how to cook healthy and tasty food...

Published Fri, Nov 18 2011 7:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

We Need To Put This Idea To Bed....

The Washington Times has a story that has the issue of Lifting the ban on women in combat units and evidently, this has now climbed out of the rabbit hole of political correctness and right back up onto the stage. Appearances are that the illiberal liberal...

Published Fri, Nov 18 2011 3:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Book Review: The Veil War

Okay, this isn't really a book review...more like a book plug. Since the interest we had here about whether a Marine Expeditionary Unit could defeat the Roman Empire, I learned that a friend of mine, Stephen Gustav, had been working on a book about...

Published Fri, Nov 18 2011 2:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Books

Stache Bash! - BlackFive Update #1

One of the awesome things about this blog is that the military reads it in Afghanistan and Iraq. From MGySgt "Crusty" somewhere near Leatherneck... So I see there is a movement afoot to grow facial hair in support of some cause ‘Mustache Up...

Published Fri, Nov 18 2011 12:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Picture of the Week

Occupy Bagram!

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Published Fri, Nov 18 2011 12:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week, Military Humor

Guest hosted Secure Freedom Radio

With John Weisman, Bill Roggio, Shaun Waterman and host Jim Hanson, sitting in for Frank Gaffney. What does the death of Osama bin Laden mean for politics here in the United States and for our relations abroad? Author John Weisman begins today’s show...

Published Thu, Nov 17 2011 1:08 PM by BLACKFIVE

Lawrence Korb: A million job losses through defense cuts irrelevant

Lawrence Korb, who obviously sees defense as the budget cutting device that can save other spending programs, opens his POLITICO piece with this: Defense is not now — nor was it ever intended to be — a jobs program. So when an Aerospace Industries Association...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 10:28 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Congratulations Vets2Chefs!

Crossposted from cwtt.org This last week, Cooking with the Troops was honored to be at the graduation exercise for Vets2Chefs. This program, from the wonderful people at Warrior Gateway, took a group of veterans and put them through a 30-day culinary...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 4:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Blackfive Joins the Fight in the Stache Bash! Please Donate!

From Stachebash.org: From now until the MMA fight on 10 December 2011, we’re asking every MMA fighter, celebrity, or organization that wants to make a fundamental difference in the lives of our men and women serving abroad to “Mustache Up” and sign up...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 3:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders, Military Humor, Sports, Photoshop, Jorge Rivera, Tim Kennedy

U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric McMullen, a combat engineer with Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1 and 21-year-old native of Lake Tahoe, Calif., guides a bulldozer to fill a culvert here, Nov. 12. The Marines are currently repairing the support structure...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 2:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Mastiff Games and Tenyon Announces - Heavy Fire: Afghanistan

Mastiff Games is helping with merchandise to promote the Stachebash and Soldiers' Angels so, in the absence of a great review by Off Duty Gamers, here is the trailer and some information on their latest combat game available for PlayStation®3 system...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 2:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Games

Support for (some) Law Professors is shameful

I'm sure you have all heard about the left wing butthead law professor who wrote a pitiful screed demonizing those who volunteer to keep us all safe. “I think it is shameful that it is perceived as legitimate to solicit in an academic institution...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 12:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Public opposes further defense cuts which may jeopardize national security

As the Supercommittee’s deadline quickly approaches and their ability to reach an agreement diminishes, a new Battleground poll reveals the public’s strong opposition to more defense cuts. Already under the gun to make $450 billion in cuts, the failure...

Published Tue, Nov 15 2011 10:30 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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Rin Tin Tin- A book review

Spy problems

Cooking with the Troops A great NYC Veterans Day event

We Need To Put This Idea To Bed....

Book Review: The Veil War

Stache Bash! - BlackFive Update #1

Occupy Bagram!

Guest hosted Secure Freedom Radio

Lawrence Korb: A million job losses through defense cuts irrelevant

Congratulations Vets2Chefs!

Blackfive Joins the Fight in the Stache Bash! Please Donate!

Mastiff Games and Tenyon Announces - Heavy Fire: Afghanistan

Support for (some) Law Professors is shameful

Public opposes further defense cuts which may jeopardize national security