August 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

A Different Kind of Firefight

Air Force firefighters train with civilian firefighters from five locations to remove simulated victims from a burning aircraft on Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, New York, Aug. 15, 2012. The airmen are assigned to the 106th...

Published Wed, Aug 22 2012 2:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

"The game's afoot"

An appropriate quote, being used in Shakespeare's St. Crispin's Day speech (Henry V) and in Sherlock Holmes. There are some very interesting things underway, which in turn are leading to some outstanding opportunities both here and for some sponsors...

Published Thu, Aug 23 2012 10:20 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Godspeed Neil Armstrong

NASA Photo Very late on the night of 20 July 1969 in a small home in the Appalachians, I watched as a figure moved down a ladder, and into history. On that night, mankind became a true spacefaring spieces as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on...

Published Sat, Aug 25 2012 6:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Take the opportunity to teach our own about our heroes

We must never forget those that have given all. Never. We all know too many buddies, friends, sons, daughters, dads that have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Never forget them. There are warriors and there are warriors. Through time our Nation is so busy...

Published Wed, Aug 01 2012 8:42 PM by BLACKFIVE

Dishonorable Disclosures

Intelligence and Special Operations forces are furious and frustrated at how President Obama and those in positions of authority have exploited their service for political advantage. Countless leaks, interviews and decisions by the Obama Administration...

Published Wed, Aug 15 2012 1:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

Airborne teddy bears for free speech

This is one of the most brilliant examples of guerrilla activity in support of freedom I am aware of. Belarus has a crushingly oppressive regime that tolerates free speech and opposition about as well as the Soviet Union did. A couple of folks from a...

Published Sat, Aug 04 2012 1:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Israel responsible for Palestinian failure

Well of course the dirty Joooos are the reason the peace-loving tolerant Palestinians are unable to build and maintain a Middle Eastern Shangri-La. Palestinian corruption is the only kind that can make Rahm Emanuel and Obama's practitioners of the...

Published Mon, Aug 06 2012 12:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Speech I Would Give....

If I were Mitt Romney (or if it were up to me).... Because in America, now is not the time for idle talk or half measures.... My fellow Americans. I come before you today on this campaign to speak to you about why I am running for president. I promise...

Published Tue, Aug 07 2012 4:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

We Need You!

Okay, first up, Chris Muir is doing his annual fundraiser. Need I point out that not only does he do a great strip, that he supports the troops (and troop charities)... Second, Valor-IT is doing its annual fundraiser. It has been an honor to present some...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2012 4:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Been Waiting Whole Life to Meet Daddy

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Hagenbrock holds his 7-week-old daughter for the first time after USS Louisiana's return from a strategic deterrent patrol in Bangor, Wash., Aug. 20, 2012. Hangenbrock is assigned to the ballistic missile submarine...

Published Mon, Aug 27 2012 4:48 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

OPSEC documentary was right: Loose lips do sink ships

The media and now President Obama have engaged in a smear campaign against the former CIA agents and special operators who produced the documentary Dishonorable Disclosures: How Leaks and Politics Threaten National Security. But before we consider the...

Published Tue, Aug 28 2012 6:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Real 1% - Marine John F. Kelly's Speech at the American Legion

"Hell, these are Marines. Men like them held Guadalcanal and took Iwo Jima. Baghdad ain't shit." - Major General (at the time) John F. Kelly to a reporter who asked him if he ever contemplated defeat. RE: John Kelly on The Two that Stood...

Published Wed, Aug 29 2012 5:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

Filed under: Humor

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