January 2014 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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

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

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: 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

Book Review: "The Kill Order" by Robin Burcell

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. Robin Burcell’s latest novel, The Kill Order, comes right out of the...

Published Wed, Jan 15 2014 1:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Leadership lessons from Ronald Reagan

Man I miss this guy. When I was in the Army and people asked me what I do, I used to say "I work for Ronald Reagan". He was glinting in the sun today and so I risked the ire of the airport cops to stand in the road and take this shot. He led...

Published Sun, Jan 19 2014 6:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Happy Tenth Birthday to the Jawa Report!

Dr Rusty over at the Jawa Report posted a 10 year anniversary message. Here's a taste: ...I started this blog with the intent of being a minor nuissance. I think I've done that here. It's a low bar, I know, but this is a blog. A web log. A...

Published Mon, Jan 20 2014 3:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Bust Their Chops

What Richard Sherman Taught Us About America.

This may be a bit afield from normal Blackfive fare, but we are all affected by the issues raised when this occurred. To quickly recap; at the end of the rather exciting SF 49ers/Seattle Seahawks NFC Championship game, Seatle defensive back Richard Sherman...

Published Tue, Jan 21 2014 9:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Al Qaeda Back in Charge of Fallujah and Ramadi

Over at the Long War Journal...not good news: Over the past several days, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq, has taken control of large sections of two western Iraqi cities that were once bastions for the terror...

Published Thu, Jan 02 2014 11:22 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Photo: Afghan Airdrop

A C-130 Hercules airdrops supplies for coalition forces in the Sayed Abad district in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Jan. 7, 2014. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class William S. Parker

Published Mon, Jan 13 2014 12:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Godspeed, Farrell Gilliam

Photo courtesy of USMC. January 28, 2011 Cpl Gilliam receives Purple Heart from the Commandant of the USMC, GEN James Amos. A note and a request from the boys of 3/5...please consider sending a card or note. On January 5, 2011, our 25 year old Farrell...

Published Mon, Jan 13 2014 10:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

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

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

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

Does information really want to be free?

My day job has been keeping me hopping and I will have some interesting things to tell about it in the not too distant future. Think real privacy online and you are on track. Plus we are working with the government about this problem they have with their...

Published Fri, Jan 17 2014 3:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Book Review - "City of Mirrors"

Photo: Marines Train Japanese Ground Forces

ROTC Cadet Spit On at the Phoenix Open

Photo: Survival Skills

Book Review: "The Kill Order" by Robin Burcell

Leadership lessons from Ronald Reagan

Happy Tenth Birthday to the Jawa Report!

What Richard Sherman Taught Us About America.

Al Qaeda Back in Charge of Fallujah and Ramadi

Photo: Afghan Airdrop

Godspeed, Farrell Gilliam

Photo: Disruption by S.F.

Rules for Successful Platoon Leaders

In Dogs We Trust

Does information really want to be free?