October 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Glenn Greenwald nails it

Glenn Greenwald is a left wing butthead, a sock puppeteer and a general ass-clown. But his column today is spot on. I may never again say those words and I am kinda shocked to do so now, but he points out that Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is such a complete...

Published Sun, Oct 21 2012 2:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

AUSA annual confab

The Greatest Army Show on Earth hits DC for the next couple of days. The Association of the US Army annual convention is in town and all the coolest defense gear and folks will be hanging out and slapping backs. That of course includes me for my day job...

Published Sun, Oct 21 2012 11:40 PM by BLACKFIVE

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

How many murders will we take?

More murders of our troops in Afghanistan and Jonn Lilyea is on it as always. So, I’ve been getting inquiries about the article I wrote the other day about the “insider” murder of two Americans. Yesterday, we read the report from the New York Times. We...

Published Mon, Oct 01 2012 11:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review: Nelson DeMille's The Panther

The following book review is a special provided for BlackFive readers by Elise Cooper. Nelson DeMille’s latest book, The Panther, is a gripping tale about fanatical Muslims. He decided to place John Corey and Kate Mayfield in a hostile environment and...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 2:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

The Best military Blog on the Planet

So, we've gotten a lot of attention here from Rush Limbaugh, Instapundit, Ace of Spades, Gateway Pundit, and PJ Media other great blogs, etc etc etc. So if you're new to our little corner of the blogosphere, please let me introduce you to the...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 10:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

Soldier ambushes tiger in Vietnam

I posted this picture back in January, and today, a reader named Larry Flanagan tells us that he is the soldier in the picture. His comment (from my website UNTO THE BREACH - link below): The soldier in the picture is me. My name is Larry Flanagan, I...

Published Wed, Oct 24 2012 4:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

Oct. 25 in U.S. military history

1812: The frigate USS United States under the command of Capt. (future commodore) Stephen Decatur – hero of Tripoli and said to be the U.S. Navy’s own Lord Nelson – captures the Royal Navy frigate HMS Macedonian under the command of Capt. John Carden...

Published Thu, Oct 25 2012 12:17 AM by BLACKFIVE

In Their Own Words:

British artist and former paratrooper, Derek Eland spent a month in Afghanistan in 2011 as an official war artist with 16 Air Assault Brigade. He set up 'Diary Rooms' on the front line and asked soldiers to write a postcard about their experiences...

Published Thu, Oct 25 2012 3:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Helmet Cam Test

The two embeds in Iraq taught me many things. Among them, broadcast-quality cameras do not like the dust; the dust loves film heads and other electronics; and, video is essential on embed. Thanks to a gentleman named Jose, I now have an HD helmet cam...

Published Wed, Oct 24 2012 11:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels

Bigger than Watergate: Proof that the President is Lying about Benghazi?

Having a back and forth with a former legendary Delta operator. Here is the gist of what he is implying: The news is breaking today but there is a small bit that is being overlooked. According to the statements from Fox News: The security officer had...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 7:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Upcoming: The Conversational Stylings of a Guy Who Hunts Versus a Guy Who Gaffes...

Or as some are saying, Round Two of the Main Event.. Especially after Mitt the bus driver took the O-"uuhh" mmer to school. The debate [between Paul Ryan and the Vice President] will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into...

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 1:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

President Epic Ass-Clown...

On this, words fail me... I hope they don't fail the Romney Campaign.... Stewart asked Obama whether the investigation would address communication problems that contributed to confusion about the circumstances of the attack in Benghazi. "Because...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 1:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Gear Geek Post 4: Assault Pack

Like any truly good utensil, a good assault pack is a multi-tasker. It is an assault pack, it is go bag, it is useful for many things and can be rapidly reconfigured at need. Since my first embed, I've used the assault pack recommended to me by our...

Published Tue, Oct 02 2012 10:30 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Travel

Mitt Romney talks about former SEAL killed in LIbya

Mitt Romney met one of the former SEALs who went down fighting in Libya.He had some touching words to say about him. Speaking at a rally held at a family farm about 20 miles outside Des Moines, Romney was telling the crowd a random story about how he...

Published Tue, Oct 09 2012 7:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

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