May 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Patrol Briefing

Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, get briefed prior to a patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers, May 8, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The battalion deployed to Ghazni in March to...

Published Tue, May 15 2012 3:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

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

Combat Medic

U.S. Army Pfc. Kristina Batty dons a headscarf to meet with female Afghan villagers in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, May 5, 2012. Batty, a medic for a female engagement team, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat...

Published Thu, May 17 2012 6:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Salute to the Troops: Armed Forces Foundation - the quiet professionals

Out here in Las Vegas amidst the glamor, glitter and luxury, it is easy to lose sight of what the organization who organizes this event does for our military families on a daily basis. This is like a shining star but represents only one point in a constellation...

Published Fri, May 18 2012 1:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

100 years of Marine Corps aviation

Hat tip: SNAFU! ~McQ Twitter: @McQandO

Published Mon, May 21 2012 1:51 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Free Speech Blogburst

This is a Team Blackfive post. There is no one at this blog who has not sworn to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign or domestic. Several have literally provided blood, sweat, and tears to that oath, and to protect rights inlcuding the...

Published Wed, May 23 2012 2:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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

Ask and Infantryman, from the 'Stan...

oday I found myself trapped against my will at Bagram Air Base. As with all tourists, I went to the PX, ate at the Popeye's, and then went to get one of the world famous $30 massages. A 95 lbs Filipino woman came out and started the message. She was...

Published Fri, May 04 2012 10:40 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Humor, Ask An Infantryman

Turning the Taliban loose

Every time I think things in Afghanistan are about as screwed up as they can be, some new ray of sunshine sears right through my eyehole and fries my frontal lobe. It turns out we have been releasing some of the worst Taliban leaders that we have captured...

Published Sun, May 06 2012 1:23 PM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review: Keeping the Republic

This book review is an exclusive review provided to BlackFive by Elise Cooper: Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has written a book, Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans. He is a prominent Republican who has been rumored to be one of...

Published Mon, May 07 2012 12:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Corpsman and Marine - A Leap of Faith

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Valdez, left, extends a helping hand to U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Mireles as he jumps a stream during a security patrol in Durzay, Afghanistan, April 30, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

Published Tue, May 08 2012 4:01 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

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Patrol Briefing

US troops saves 140 German lives

Combat Medic

Salute to the Troops: Armed Forces Foundation - the quiet professionals

100 years of Marine Corps aviation

Free Speech Blogburst

Memorial Day

Ensuring Our Future By the Sacrifice of Their Tomorrows

A Single Image

Memorial Day in Photos

Sangin Security

Ask and Infantryman, from the 'Stan...

Turning the Taliban loose

Book Review: Keeping the Republic

Corpsman and Marine - A Leap of Faith