January 2014 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Photo: Survival Skills

Air Force Senior Airman Eric Mann runs through smoke used for cover as his team crosses a field during a survival course on North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C., Jan. 14, 2014. Mann is a broadcaster assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron. U.S. Air Force...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 8:20 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

One Marine's advice for the Super Bowl

Many will be watching the Super Bowl all around the world. Not only Americans but many nations. Sure there may be a couple commercials that are funny (waaay over paid) and hopefully the game is a good one since we won’t have any football until Aug….smh...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 1:53 PM by BLACKFIVE

In Dogs We Trust

Trust me, this is worth your time. Froggy brought it to our attention. Go to Breach, Bang, Clear and watch the video and add to the comments if you can...

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 11:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, 1 Post That Started It All

Watch Enlisted tonight!

Also, you can play your own version of the Ranger Up Enlisted Drinking Game (for the pilot episode)... I have become a fan. It's like Scrubs meets M.A.S.H. run by Stripes.

Published Fri, Jan 31 2014 1:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Humor

ROTC Cadet Spit On at the Phoenix Open

First of all, all you "no Viet Nam vets were spit on" truthers, @#$% you. Second, here's a case where three douchebags treated an ROTC cadet in a similar manner - spit on, etc. ...Scottsdale police officers arrested three men after they...

Published Thu, Jan 30 2014 10:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Photo: FOB Lightning Mortars

A U.S. soldier hands another soldier a round to be loaded before firing their 120mm mortars during a live-fire exercise on Forward Operating Base Lightning in Afghanistan's Paktia province, Jan. 17, 2014. U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Landry

Published Thu, Jan 30 2014 8:18 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Rules for Successful Platoon Leaders

A lot of these rules apply to anyone, some just the military, and a few to just PLs. Good read and worth your time (especially you OCS bound and cadet-types): ...28. If you don’t have comms with your higher element you are of very little use to anybody;...

Published Wed, Jan 29 2014 10:23 PM by BLACKFIVE

Photo: Marine March

Marined Corps Capt. David Kucirka leads a group of Marines during a hike with 90-pound packs at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 19, 2014. To gain an expeditionary mindset, Marines and sailors conducted a 10...

Published Wed, Jan 29 2014 8:17 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo: Marines Train Japanese Ground Forces

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force jumps out of a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting Helo Cast training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif...

Published Wed, Jan 29 2014 6:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo: B.U.D.s Surf Passage

Students participate in the Navy Basic Underwater Demolition course during an evolution known as "surf passage" on Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Jan. 21, 2014. The evolution is part of training to be a SEAL, which is the maritime component...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 8:14 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo: Disruption by S.F.

U.S. Special Forces and Afghan soldiers arrive in UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to conduct a clearing operation to disrupt insurgent movement in Jafare Sufla in the Shah Joy district in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Jan. 15, 2014. The U.S. soldiers...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 6:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Snowden, the Government & You

I have another post up at my day job about our good friend,well actually enemy, Mr. Snowden and some of the implications of the info he spread around the world. Edward Snowden is now a pawn in a couple of games much bigger than himself. After the NSA...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 3:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Photo: Man the Rails!

U.S. sailors man the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout as the ship prepares for a scheduled port visit in Haifa, Israel, Jan. 19, 2014. The Stout is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 1:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Book Review - "City of Mirrors"

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. Melodie Johnson Howe’s latest serial novel, City of Mirrors, introduces...

Published Tue, Jan 28 2014 1:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Admiral Mullen addresses CVA and Weekly Standard, receives a healthy dose of skeptism

Commander Salamander has a write up about a recent speech that Admiral (ret) Mullen made to Concerned Veterans of America. I think most of you will agree with his assessment (not just that the Admiral needs to take a break). Anyway, at a breakfast hosted...

Published Wed, Jan 22 2014 11:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

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Photo: Survival Skills

One Marine's advice for the Super Bowl

In Dogs We Trust

Watch Enlisted tonight!

ROTC Cadet Spit On at the Phoenix Open

Photo: FOB Lightning Mortars

Rules for Successful Platoon Leaders

Photo: Marine March

Photo: Marines Train Japanese Ground Forces

Photo: B.U.D.s Surf Passage

Photo: Disruption by S.F.

Snowden, the Government & You

Photo: Man the Rails!

Book Review - "City of Mirrors"

Admiral Mullen addresses CVA and Weekly Standard, receives a healthy dose of skeptism