February 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

I Guess We Tucked This In.... For The Moment....

Well, the news is out that the ladies get to go further forward to fight and die with the rest of us dog-faces and I have chronicled my opinion here on this blog regarding that. Evidently, we are letting the ladies into jobs that require getting greasy...

Published Thu, Feb 09 2012 2:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

A little love for the Air Force

My weekly segment on Frank Gaffney's radio show. He asks if the cuts to our fighter aircraft programs like the F-35 will affect the safety of our ground pounders, and in a show of inter-service appreciation I answer "Oh Hell Yeah!". Plus...

Published Wed, Feb 08 2012 10:42 PM by BLACKFIVE

Constitutional "Bullshit" & Killing Veterans

At This Ain't Hell, they put it a bit nicer by pointing out the irrational fear of veterans, but that is only part of it. Yes, it is bigotry and it is a politically correct bigotry readily pushed and endorsed by the entertainment and "news"...

Published Wed, Feb 08 2012 12:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

The New Breed

Army Sgt. 1st Class Russell Minta, senior noncommissioned officer for the Defense Department's Military Working Dog Breeding Program on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, holds a puppy in his hand. The program provides working dogs to every service...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 11:24 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Obama unveils results of budget slashing

I wish this was a photoshop, but sadly this is our Commander in Chief. Slack-jawed and awed by a marshmallow gun, President Obama said he will deploy hundreds of these to crsis areas around the globe. They will replace the Soldiers and Marines who would...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 10:33 PM by BLACKFIVE

Closing the Chapter in Afghanistan

A guest posting by Marc Danziger- The Armed Liberal from Winds of Change So Grim acknowledges readers’ votes on what to do about Afghanistan, and says: “The consensus from you ladies and gentlemen is... let it go.” If you’ve lost the readership of Blackfive...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 10:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

Can do attitude vs what can you do for me?

INDIANAPOLIS -- A joint color guard made of servicemembers from around Indiana practice presenting the Colors at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Indianapolis Jan. 25. The group will present the Colors at Super Bowl XLVI Feb. 5. Pictured from left to right...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 9:40 PM by BLACKFIVE

Where the @#$% are all the MilBlogs?

Over at the Thunder Run, the Military Blog discussion continues. Do you wonder where all the blogs went that were being written by the soldiers on the frontlines? I do, I’ve been tracking these blogs for close to a decade now and for information on what...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 12:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Knowing Is Half The Battle: "Incident in New Baghdad"

Sadly, it doesn't surprise me that this has picked up an academy award nomination. But, before you waste any hard earned dollars, you need to know the truth about the "documentary" in question. Go to This Ain't Hell for more, listen...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 12:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops, Film

Devastating indictment of Afghan situation

This is gonna rain a bit on Obama's mission accomplished message as he "ends" the war there. Entering this deployment, I was sincerely hoping to learn that the claims were true: that conditions in Afghanistan were improving, that the local...

Published Mon, Feb 06 2012 10:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Arab Spring, Fall & Crash?

I rooted for the fall of dictators during the Arab Spring. Many people were saying that this could lead to Islamist groups replacing them. True dat. But can you name an Islamist country that actually manages to increase the standard of living? They don't...

Published Sun, Feb 05 2012 10:16 PM by BLACKFIVE

Last original SAS member dies

Enjoy your time in Fiddler's Green, Brother. The last surviving member of the original SAS has died aged 92. Jimmy Storie was one of 66 men handpicked to embark on a series of daring and deadly missions against the ***. The brave Scots Guards officer...

Published Sun, Feb 05 2012 3:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Arab Spring & The Grand Jihad

The Arab Spring has brought us more of the Muslim Brotherhood. Great Leader doesn't seem to have a problem with that. This brilliant look at Andy McCarthy's book "The Grand Jihad" shows why we need to pay attention.

Published Sat, Feb 04 2012 4:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Best SF For Those Serving?

They may come from the future, but the people at io9 want to know what is the best science fiction for those serving in the military. Frankly, I think the comments so far are way to limited, and there are zero mentions of modern military SF (Weber, Ringo...

Published Fri, Feb 03 2012 3:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Afghanistan and Honor

I asked a question at the end of the last post. The consensus from you ladies and gentlemen is... let it go. We've spent almost three thousand American, UK and NATO soldiers' lives there. That's a hard thing to walk away from. Not that you're...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 12:13 PM by BLACKFIVE