October 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Rumors of General Officers Arrested, Relieved, or Resigning in Protest

We've received many emails over the last week or so from readers asking us to get to the bottom of this situation/rumors du jour...I'm not sure that we can actually do that quickly, but here is what we've been hearing... First of all, over...

Published Wed, Oct 31 2012 2:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

New Jersey National Guard Answers the Call

Within a half hour of the early morning call, Soldiers from the New Jersey National Guard rushed into deep flood waters to rescue their fellow citizens in Moonachie, NJ. It is still unclear whether it was a levee breach or a tidal surge that caused the...

Published Wed, Oct 31 2012 2:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Book Review: Vipor Pilot

This book review is a special for BlackFive readers from Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking here or by the Books category on the sidebar. Vipor Pilot, a memoir by Dan Hampton is a very riveting book. Lt. Col. Hampton was a...

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 2:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Former Delta Operator on "The Panetta Doctrine" or also known as "The Dumbest Shit I Ever Heard!"

Got an email from the retired former Delta operator in the Benghazi post. And yes, he mis-spells the SecDef's name on purpose. This is about doctrine, specifically the Obama Administration's doctrine, and how it doesn't work in the real world...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 11:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

"Is That Daddy?"

According to the official US Army SF page, Sgt MacPherson's son asked at his father's memorial, "Is that Daddy? Is that Daddy?" Sgt. Thomas R. MacPherson of 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment was laid to rest Oct. 26, 2012 at Forest...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 12:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Reminder: Obama to Russians "After my election, I have more flexibility."

President Obama states to Russian President Medvedev (and sexy Vlad) that he will be more flexible to their needs after the election. Who knows? Maybe he'll be more flexible in giving embassies under attack the assets that they need to survive...or...

Published Tue, Oct 30 2012 2:15 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Profiles in Character....

If you want a quintessential example of the character of the men that defend the freedom and destroy tyranny, look no further than here Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have...

Published Thu, Oct 11 2012 3:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Mr. President, Is this naval game with China "Battleship"?

Over at Foreign Policy, John Arquilla - the professor and chair of the defense analysis department at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School - writes about Game Theory with regards to the state of our Navy and recent overly-confident statements by our own...

Published Tue, Oct 30 2012 12:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

Ranger Up Presents: It's Stolen and I Know It

A little palette cleanser with the crazies at Ranger Up: The next Damn Few! cartoon episode is coming out soon in time for Halloween (NSFW). Stay tuned. Ranger Up - the don't just make the best most kick ass shirts on the planet...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 12:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

Carolinas BOLO

SGT Robert Larson has been missing since Saturday from Ft. Jackson, SC, and was last seen in West Columbia, SC. He was driving a Black 2009 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited with Smittybilt XRC front and rear fenders, and Smittybilt stickers placed on the windshield...

Published Tue, Oct 09 2012 1:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Taliban mocks US withdrawal from A'stan

Michael Walsh covers it. Here's a quote from the AFP story he cites: America’s longest war entered its 12th year Sunday, with the anniversary marked by a Taliban statement claiming that NATO forces are “fleeing Afghanistan” in “humiliation and disgrace...

Published Tue, Oct 09 2012 1:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

The War on Women

The Taliban just went after one of their biggest threats - a fourteen year old girl in Pakistan: Taliban gunmen in Pakistan shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday a 14-year-old schoolgirl who rose to fame for speaking out against the militants, authorities...

Published Tue, Oct 09 2012 2:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Bust Their Chops

Oct. 30 in U.S. military history

1918: Famous World War I flying ace Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker shoots down his 26th - and final - enemy aircraft over Rémonville, France. 1940: The Royal Air Force's First Eagle Squadron, consisting of volunteer pilots from the United States, becomes...

Published Tue, Oct 30 2012 1:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Romney-Obama Mashup And Help Team Rubicon

From the guys at Team Rubicon: If you're on Facebook, you can vote to help TR win a $50,000 grant! Go here and vote every day until the 9th of October for TR at the Tom's of Maine FB page. THANKS!

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 2:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

Getting diplomats killed

The death of a US Ambassador and other Americans in an utterly predictable, predicted and preventable terrorist attack is a disgrace that Barack Obama and his team of soft power naifs cannot escape. Bob Woodward details just how directly Obama's policies...

Published Sun, Oct 14 2012 11:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Rumors of General Officers Arrested, Relieved, or Resigning in Protest

New Jersey National Guard Answers the Call

Book Review: Vipor Pilot

Former Delta Operator on "The Panetta Doctrine" or also known as "The Dumbest Shit I Ever Heard!"

"Is That Daddy?"

Reminder: Obama to Russians "After my election, I have more flexibility."

Profiles in Character....

Mr. President, Is this naval game with China "Battleship"?

Ranger Up Presents: It's Stolen and I Know It

Carolinas BOLO

Taliban mocks US withdrawal from A'stan

The War on Women

Oct. 30 in U.S. military history

Romney-Obama Mashup And Help Team Rubicon

Getting diplomats killed