May 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Coercive Interrogation led to bin Laden

All this patting himself on the back may lead to something other than just a pulled arm muscle for Obama. It seems he was not so gutsy in his call, is catching some well-deserved flak from the Special Ops community about possumming a ride on their backs...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 12:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Justice Was Served - A Thank You To All Who Serve

With our nation's Public Enemy No. 1 brought to justice, NRA Life of Duty salutes those who have served, defended and protected our country through the last decade. You won't seek recognition, but there is no one more deserving. Thank you.

Published Tue, May 01 2012 2:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

About spiking the bin Laden football (update)

This does an adequate job of saying what needs to be said: “Unseemly” describes it best. But when the rest of your record is so abysmal, unseemly is all you have. As for the rest of it: The truth is that getting bin Laden was the top counterterrorism...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 11:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

US troops saves 140 German lives

From the USAToday: ...Since 2006, about 140 European lives have been saved because organs — hearts, lungs, livers, kidneys and pancreases — were harvested from 36 U.S. servicemembers determined to be brain dead from wounds suffered in Iraq or Afghanistan...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 11:21 PM by BLACKFIVE

In bound

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Army paratroopers and Afghan soldiers travel aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an air assault mission in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

Published Mon, May 14 2012 12:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Afghanistan, Tomorrow

Down in the comments of the last post on the subject, Mr. Sparkle asked for my "ontemporary strategy be for Afghanistan considering the real political limitations? And is COIN in your eyes doomed to fail?" Those are interesting questions. We're...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 4:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

1970's Recruiting Video for the U.S. Army Airborne

This is so choice!

Published Tue, May 15 2012 3:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels

Memorial Day

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty..." - President John F...

Published Thu, May 24 2012 7:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Ensuring Our Future By the Sacrifice of Their Tomorrows

On Memorial Day, nine years ago, my friend, Major Mathew Schram, counter-attacked sixteen Iraqi insurgents who tried to kill everyone in Major Schram’s convoy. Mat rushed up into the ambushers, fighting back and calling for help. Mat died fighting, but...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 2:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

A Single Image

Today, take a moment to read a good post, view an iconic photo -- and share it far and wide. If you want to remind people what Memorial Day is all about, all you have to do is show them this particular photo. To my mind, no single image captures what...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 9:24 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Memorial Day in Photos

A boy waves American flags as Marines march in the Larchmont Memorial Day parade as part of Fleet Week in New York, May 24, 2012. Fleet Week has been New York's celebration of the sea services since 1984. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Battalion...

Published Tue, May 29 2012 1:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten, Picture of the Week

Sangin Security

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Larry Thompson with Police Advisor Team 3-2, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 takes part in a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2012. The team patrolled...

Published Wed, May 30 2012 2:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders

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