December 2013 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Photo: TEN MINUTES!

Army Master Sgt. Raymond Geoghegan gives the 10-minute warning to paratroopers as they approach Luzon Drop Zone and prepare to conduct airborne training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 21, 2013. Geoghegan is a jumpmaster assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's...

Published Sun, Dec 01 2013 10:05 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Airborne Assault on Guam...

...by mice. Two thousand mice dropped on Guam by parachute — to kill snakes They floated down from the sky Sunday — 2,000 mice, wafting on tiny cardboard parachutes over Andersen Air Force Base in the U.S. territory of Guam. But the rodent commandos didn't...

Published Tue, Dec 03 2013 1:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Cutting military retirement?

Our elected representatives have a responsibility to get the obscene growth of our disgracefully wasteful and inefficient Leviathan of a government under control. But screwing over those who have dedicated their lives to keeping all of us safe is a reprehensible...

Published Sun, Dec 08 2013 11:08 PM by BLACKFIVE

Wreaths Across America

Some people truly do get it. Morrill Worcester of Worcester Wreath and the rest of the folks behind the Wreaths Across America project are great examples of that. Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, was a 12 year...

Published Wed, Dec 11 2013 11:29 PM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review: "Innocent Blood" by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell

The following book review is provided to BlackFive readers as a special from Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the Books category link on the far right side bar. The sequel to The Blood Gospel, Innocent Blood, by James...

Published Thu, Dec 26 2013 11:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Pentagon Floats Plan to Ax All US-based Commissaries

Once again...the fate of the US treasury rests on the backs of US Military and their families...http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/02/pentagon-floats-plan-to-close-us-commissaries/ Now, i'm sure there's room for efficiency and any discussions...

Published Mon, Dec 02 2013 8:51 PM by BLACKFIVE

Voting Counts

...well at least for the National Geographic Adventurers of the Year. Stacy Bare and Nick Watson are two veterans that use the outdoors to build community among soldiers returned from war. You can read about Stacy and Nick here and then VOTE FOR THEM...

Published Thu, Dec 05 2013 10:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Some Retired LTC "Strategist" Living in England Wants to take your guns

Not really wading into the debate on the 2nd Amendment (let's keep it), but going after some of the morons who think they have the moral authority and bright ideas to change it/eliminate it. Take this supposedly retired LTC, Bob Bateman, writing in...

Published Tue, Dec 10 2013 12:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Two Golden Knights Receive Soldier's Medal

Any free fall parachutist's worst nightmare... Everything was wrong. Two members of the Golden Knights parachute team were tangled together, plummeting to Earth at 65 mph with little chance of survival. One of them, Sgt. David Echeverry, was being...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2013 11:42 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Book Review: Cybersecurity and Cyberwar - What Everyone Needs To Know (Singer/Friedman)

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar – What Everyone Needs To Know Peter W. Singer and Allan Friedman Oxford University Press, USA (January 3, 2014), 320 pages “Cyber War” is a topic of tremendous interest in current thinking on conflict. Scores of books are in...

Published Mon, Dec 23 2013 9:32 PM by BLACKFIVE

Enlisted - The new comedy on Fox...

Many have heard about a new sitcom on Fox premiring on Jan 10th called "Enlisted". If you've seen the trailer, you're likely upset, angry, maybe even outraged. And you'd be right to. There are a ton of errors and it's a bit of...

Published Sat, Dec 28 2013 12:01 PM by BLACKFIVE

Godspeed Edward "Babe" Heffron and Earl "One Lung" McClung

U.S. Army and World War II Veteran Edward "Babe" Heffron, known from the book and television miniseries "Band of Brothers," died December 1st at the age of 90. Heffron served with the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment...

Published Mon, Dec 02 2013 10:44 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Book Review - "American Heroes on the Homefront" by LtCol (ret) Oliver North

The following book review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the books Category on the far right side bar. Oliver North’s latest book with Bob Hamer, American Heroes On The...

Published Mon, Dec 16 2013 3:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Book Review: "Drone" by Mike Maden

The following book review is provided as a special to BlackFive readers by Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the Books category link on the far right sidebar. Mike Maden’s debut novel Drone is a very fascinating exploration...

Published Thu, Dec 05 2013 10:48 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Book Review - "George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution"

The following book review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the Books category on the far right sidebar. A fascinating new best-selling book, George Washington’s Secret Six...

Published Wed, Dec 11 2013 10:32 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

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Photo: TEN MINUTES!

Airborne Assault on Guam...

Cutting military retirement?

Wreaths Across America

Book Review: "Innocent Blood" by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell

Pentagon Floats Plan to Ax All US-based Commissaries

Voting Counts

Some Retired LTC "Strategist" Living in England Wants to take your guns

Two Golden Knights Receive Soldier's Medal

Book Review: Cybersecurity and Cyberwar - What Everyone Needs To Know (Singer/Friedman)

Enlisted - The new comedy on Fox...

Godspeed Edward "Babe" Heffron and Earl "One Lung" McClung

Book Review - "American Heroes on the Homefront" by LtCol (ret) Oliver North

Book Review: "Drone" by Mike Maden

Book Review - "George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved the American Revolution"