April 2013 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Some Thoughts on Boston, Prevention & ...

preparedness are up over at my place. Given that I still don't have comments up, we can discuss some of the points here. Yes, you can discourage such, if you are willing to pay the price to do so. On that score, I'm about ready to make Tom Kratman...

Published Tue, Apr 16 2013 2:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Army Captain Assaulted For His Service in N.Y. Wal-Mart

Via Tantor, we have this story that won't get much attention. Authorities say video surveillance footage from an Albany Wal-Mart store shows a uniformed U.S. Army officer being attacked by a man who had verbally harassed the soldier for his military...

Published Tue, Apr 16 2013 1:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Explosions at the Boston Marathon

Thoughts and prayers for those at the Boston Marathon and those first responders. From the LA Times: Bloody spectators were being carried Monday to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners. Police wove through competitors as...

Published Mon, Apr 15 2013 5:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Distinguished Warfare Medal Rejected! Device recommended instead

Click on this link (right click, save as) to see the actual signed memorandum by SecDef Hagel. Here is the text. Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the Distinguished Warfare Medal The Department of Defense announced on Feb. 13 the establishment...

Published Mon, Apr 15 2013 5:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Hero Finally Recognized: Chaplain receives Medal of Honor Posthumously for actions saving lives during Korean War

Photo Credit: ACME Photo Father Emil Kapaun (right) and a doctor carry an exhausted Soldier off a battlefield in Korea, early in the war. The photo shows Kapaun to the GI's left. The soldier on the GI's right side was Capt. Jerome A. Dolan, a...

Published Mon, Apr 15 2013 2:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Fallen But Never Forgotten, Someone You Should Know

Navy Names New Ships

And this time, no politics involved: Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the names of seven ships: three joint high speed vessels (JHSV), the USNS Trenton, the USNS Brunswick and the USNS Carson City; an amphibious transport dock ship (LPD...

Published Mon, Apr 15 2013 2:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Photo: USS Ohio in Guam

Navy sailors aboard the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio secure mooring lines in Apra Harbor as Ohio arrives to conduct an exchange of command in Polaris Point, Guam, April 11, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Jay Price

Published Mon, Apr 15 2013 1:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Three Team Rubicon Operations Underway This Weekend

Due to the severe weather over the last few days, Team Rubicon has activated and deployed three teams to the following areas: Operation: Tennessee Whiskey Team Rubicon is responding to severe weather that pounded the community of Madisonville, Tennessee...

Published Sat, Apr 13 2013 4:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

Vote Kati C!

Yes, this has been going on a while, blame the Colt's for that. :) We are down to the wire, and the final auditions are the17th. Kaiti C. has made it through the process so far, so let's get her off to a great start in the final audtions and selections...

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 6:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Army Week NYC

It is a pleasure to be able to introduce you to something I've had a small part in helping get off the ground: Army Week NYC. Don't let the name fool you, this is not something that is or will be limited to New York. Though it is starting there...

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 3:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

NYT: SOF "Wins" 2014 Budget

Not particularly a surprise, but special operations appears set to do particularly well in this current budget cycle. And i will get to the good stuff in a minute. But first, allow me to rant a bit on NY Times' Walter Pincus, who's by-line adorns...

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 1:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Lock-N-Load Java A Pureed Review

If you get a variety of sample packets (a great and cost-effective way to explore without having to buy whole bags) of Lock-N-Load Java, and the measure for the coffee maker you are using is more than half but less than all, what do you get? For me, it...

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 1:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Food and Drink

For The Win - Awesome Wedding Toast

It is a great honor to be asked to give a toast or speech for a brother or friend at their wedding. In the profession of arms, sometimes that opportunity is missed because of deployment. One guy decided to innovate and deliver heartfelt words for his...

Published Thu, Apr 11 2013 12:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Newsflash: Infantry troops carry heavy loads! Who Knew?

In a story that will surprise no one who has even a lick of common sense and/or intellectual honesty, the national director of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Veterans Health Administration suggests that women may have significant difficulty...

Published Wed, Apr 10 2013 1:19 PM by BLACKFIVE

Considering the Role(s) for SOF in the Future

In the decade plus of the GWOT/WOT/etc, reporting on SOF action has been quite focused on CT raids, direct action, and the like. Little if any discussion is made of longer term, less sexy, but significant operations like in Columbia or the Philippines...

Published Tue, Apr 09 2013 12:20 PM by BLACKFIVE

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