January 2013 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Ten Years

In using the Wayback Machine to recover some old posts, I realized that it was roughly ten years ago I started blogging. That inspired a few thoughts. LW and, as always, thanks to Matt for having me as a part of the team

Published Thu, Jan 31 2013 10:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Web/Tech

Flying the "Sled" and loving it

I love reading about the SR-71. One of my favorite anecdotes is this: One day, high above Arizona, we were monitoring the radio traffic of all the mortal airplanes below us. First, a Cessna pilot asked the air traffic controllers to check his ground speed...

Published Thu, Jan 31 2013 10:18 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Chuck Hagel- Wrong for so many reasons

It was pretty entertaining to see Chuck Hagel get his ass handed to him at his confirmation hearings yesterday. He showed a lack or preparation, a deficit of intellect and made a flailing, failing attempt to change every substantive policy statement he...

Published Thu, Jan 31 2013 10:10 PM by BLACKFIVE

Who says Vietnam Vets don't support John Kerry's nomination as SecState?

Why, I'm sure there are plenty of them: ~McQ

Published Wed, Jan 30 2013 8:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Photo: Osprey Inbound to USS George H.W. Bush

An MV-22 Osprey prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, which is conducting training and carrier qualifications, in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 27, 2013. The Osprey is assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test...

Published Wed, Jan 30 2013 6:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

What The Hell Has Happened to the Boy Scouts?

It's been a while since I've been able to post something here that wouldn't get me in possible trouble (Jimbo, I'm not) but tonite, after getting an email from my local Scouting's CEO, I had to vent. As an Eagle Scout, as a former...

Published Tue, Jan 29 2013 11:36 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Pop Culture

Skeet Shooter in Chief challenged to match

Heh. Double Barrel Barry has been called out by Rep Marsha Blackburn. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, joined a chorus of skeptics who questioned President Barack Obama's recent comments about his hobby of skeet shooting, a sport where participants...

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 11:48 PM by BLACKFIVE

Get Over It! We Are Not All Created Equal

The Marine Corps tested females in front line combat units aka Infantry. The Marine Corps did not lower the standard and allowed females to participate and qualify for the infantry officers course. The Marine Corps passed to congress and higher that it...

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 6:58 PM by BLACKFIVE

Photo: Djibouti Desert Drill

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, left, and a U.S. soldier load a simulated casualty onto a stretcher during a training exercise in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, Jan. 16, 2013. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Byers

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 3:58 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo: Ambush!

U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers take cover while receiving enemy fire during Operation New Hope in Kajaki, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2013. The Marines are assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7. During the three-day operation, Afghan forces, with help from...

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 1:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Picture of the Week

A Favor To Ask

The daughter of a friend has the chance to become an Indianapolis Colts cheerleader. Now, this is a nice young lady from my meeting her a few times, her mom is a very nice lady who happens to work in a place where they are doing research that might just...

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 1:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Web/Tech

An Apology To Mr. E. Dale Buxton II (Esq.) and Justin Weiss

To be transported to Olympian heights of delight and pleasure at the written word declaimed, to learn of the prowess of one Mr. E. Dale Buxton II (Esq.) and the mighty might that is Justin Weiss, please head over to This Ain't Hell for an epic ode...

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 1:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Barry Obama- Skeet shooter

Umm yeah. Today must be the day for confusing headlines, 'cuz I thought this one meant that Barry actually respects gun rights and literally (to borrow Biden's lying tell) shoots them a lot. "Up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the...

Published Sun, Jan 27 2013 11:10 PM by BLACKFIVE

Ahmadinejad first Iranian astronaut

Oops I misunderstood the title of this article. Iran says it has successfully sent a monkey into space. The primate travelled in a Pishgam rocket, which reached an altitude of some 120km (75 miles) for a sub-orbital flight before "returning its shipment...

Published Sun, Jan 27 2013 10:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

US military despised by Progressives

Progressive twit shows amazing combination of condescension, intolerance, ignorance and all around ass-hattery. On her MSNBC show today, Melissa Harris-Perry stated that the U.S. military is "despised as an engine of war by many progressives."...

Published Sun, Jan 27 2013 3:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

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