February 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Price conducts a security patrol near the village of Narizah in Afghanistan's Tani district, Feb. 10, 2012. Price is a squad leader assigned to the 1-501st Infantry's Company B, 101st Airborne Division. U.S. Army...

Published Wed, Feb 15 2012 12:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

In the Event of My Death, Open This Letter...

We all have written them - letters to your loved ones in the case you don't come home. It's where you try to make sure that they will be at peace with your decisions and sacrifice, let them know how much you love them, and, sometimes, try to make...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2012 11:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

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

Reality vs. Sensitivity: Navy EOD school told to get rid of unofficial motto

Because, you see, it might be seen as insensitive to those who have died in the line of duty: The school where bomb technicians from all branches of the U.S. military learn their craft has been ordered to remove the unofficial motto "Initial Success...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2012 10:58 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Book Review - Dangerous Instincts: How Gut Feelings Betray Us

This book review is a special post for Blackfive.net readers from Elise Cooper: Dangerous Instincts, written by former FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole, Ph.D., with Alisa Bowman, is about how gut instincts can be inaccurate. The reader will understand...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2012 7:43 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Downgrading PTSD to save money?

Budget cuts for the military are a fact of life. We can argue all we want about the relative benefits of building more ships, or planes or the number of troops we need. But the one thing there should be no argument about is taking care of those who have...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2012 10:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Women That We Love - The Blackfive Edition

Seven years ago, the wonderful Kathryn Jean Lopez of NRO asked me to write about the women that we love. I wrote about a different kind of love story about the Patti Patton Bader and Soldier's Angels, and that older post still holds true today. Soldiers'...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2012 1:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders

Iranian terrorist bombings in Thailand

It was only a question of time before the Iranians and their proxies upped the terror stakes against the Israelis. The recent spate of exploding nuclear scientists must be causing them consternation and embarrassment. But their sorry attempts to retaliate...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2012 12:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Women That We Love - Warriors

Iraq provided a challenge to the US military that had a special place for female soldiers. I had the honor and pleasure of knowing some excellent women in my time there. While I think that they would be embarrassed by being singled out by name, I want...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 11:53 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

The Women That We Love - Warrior Care

There are five very special women in my life. Yep, five. Five whom I am lucky to know, and, they even sorta like me. What's more, some of them are even married. Yep, I went there -- married. What's more, they make me proud to know them because...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 10:06 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

The Women That We Love - Warrior Wives

We are kicking off Valentine's Day with a tribute to the best of the best, courtesy of the NRA's Life of Duty, "Warrior Wives":

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 3:48 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Video Channels

Spirit of America conf call w/ Gen Keane

Spirit of America has been actively assisting our troops for quite a while now by getting them items they use to help accomplish their missions. You can find out more on this call. We invite you to join us for a conference call with Spirit of America...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 6:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Silver Star Awarded to Marine Sergeant Phillip McCulloch - Someone You Should Know

It's not often that we have the video of an award ceremony for the Silver Star so here you go: U.S Marine Sgt. Phillip McCulloch of Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battallion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 6:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Video Channels, Someone You Should Know

We're Screwed!

Army Budget Director Maj. Gen. Phillip E. McGhee and Army Budget Deputy Director Barbara L. Bonessa brief reporters on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 defense budget proposal at the Pentagon, Feb. 13, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 6:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

The Next US Navy Ship

After the last ship was named after Congresswoman Giffords, USMC Major (ret) Anthony Milavic writes a letter to the Secretary of the Navy: Sir: I respectfully request that the next United States Ship be named for Lieutenant Colonel Stanley J. Wawrzyniak...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 3:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Is JSOC Out of Bounds or in the End Zone?

Spencer Ackerman at Wired's Danger Room writes about the resurgence of JSOC - not in the business of fighting (already do that exceptionally well), but in the intelligence world. ...The leader of a JSOC unit in Iraq, known as K-Bar, gets shot in the...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 2:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

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