February 2014 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

ENLISTED is back - New Episodes

Ok.the Olympics is over and TV shows are back to their new episode line ups. Enlisted on Fox is back tonight at 9PM Eastern/8 Central. To pique your interest, the show is running a contest. You can win a custom duffel bag. All you have to do is tune in...

Published Fri, Feb 28 2014 1:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Interview: Nick Francona - Battlefield to Major League Baseball

The following interview is a special provided for BlackFive readers by Elise Cooper. Nick Francona has returned from the war torn battlefield of Afghanistan to become the Los Angeles Angels’ coordinator of major league player information. If the last...

Published Thu, Feb 27 2014 7:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Photo - Qualifying Jump

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Russell, left, watches as Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Casamassa jumps from a C2-A Greyhound during jump requalification in San Diego, Feb. 11, 2014. Requalification included static line and free fall...

Published Sun, Feb 23 2014 8:04 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo - USS Virginia Returns

The attack submarine USS Virginia arrives at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Feb. 13, 2014, after completing a scheduled six-month overseas deployment in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Timothy...

Published Sat, Feb 22 2014 7:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo - Night Landing

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Supnet signals the crew of an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter to land aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 15, 2014. The ship was on a scheduled deployment to support maritime...

Published Fri, Feb 21 2014 7:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

You've Got...Gina Elise (Someone You Should Know)

A few days ago I posted about Kelli Serio, a Navy Vet who is a Pinup Model for Pinups For The Troops. Now i have the honor of presenting Gina Elise - the creator of this wonderful veterans outreach effort. She was featured on an AOL Entertainment Segement...

Published Fri, Feb 21 2014 10:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

Photo - Mission At Dawn

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off on a mission at dawn from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2014. The aircraft and crews at Bagram are prepared to fly 24 hours a day. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn

Published Thu, Feb 20 2014 9:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

CNN Ukraine Photo - Isn't that a BB Gun?

From JD, had a chuckle over this...

Published Thu, Feb 20 2014 9:40 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Mark Your Calendar

Hope to see you there. LW

Published Wed, Feb 19 2014 10:53 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

I Imagine This Investigation Will Be Painful

Paktika Province, Afghanistan – After spotting Taliban forces on a distant ridge line, U.S. Army mortar teams engage with 60mm mortars. A simultaneous airstrike is called in which accidentally drops a 500 pound bomb on a U.S. Army infantry outpost, mistaking...

Published Tue, Feb 18 2014 1:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

Security v. Privacy- Not an Either Or Proposition

Here are my thoughts on the tension between security and privacy. We have become overly reliant on what are known as technical means for gathering intelligence. We scour the Earth with satellites, the airwaves with radio interceptors, and the World Wide...

Published Mon, Feb 17 2014 11:04 PM by BLACKFIVE

Operation: RangerUp!

Veteran (un)employment is a crisis. There are a number of issues, and while the system is not broken, there are gaps that need to be plugged. One of those gaps is in getting people practical experience for entrepreneurship. RangerUp has a unique solution...

Published Mon, Feb 17 2014 1:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Photo: Paratroops at Graf

U.S. paratroopers conduct a maneuver exercise at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 6, 2014.U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger

Published Sat, Feb 15 2014 8:25 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo: Cobra Gold Flip

South Korean and U.S. Marines attempt to flip a boat as they conduct amphibious operations drills during Cobra Gold 2014 at Hat Yao in Rayong,Thailand, Feb. 12, 2014. The exercise demonstrates the commitment by the United States and Thailand to a long...

Published Fri, Feb 14 2014 8:23 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo: When You Jump - It's Just You

Awesome pic from the underside of a C-130 over a drop zone on Fort Bragg, NC Yeah...I still miss it....

Published Fri, Feb 14 2014 12:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

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ENLISTED is back - New Episodes

Interview: Nick Francona - Battlefield to Major League Baseball

Photo - Qualifying Jump

Photo - USS Virginia Returns

Photo - Night Landing

You've Got...Gina Elise (Someone You Should Know)

Photo - Mission At Dawn

CNN Ukraine Photo - Isn't that a BB Gun?

Mark Your Calendar

I Imagine This Investigation Will Be Painful

Security v. Privacy- Not an Either Or Proposition

Operation: RangerUp!

Photo: Paratroops at Graf

Photo: Cobra Gold Flip

Photo: When You Jump - It's Just You