June 2014 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Godspeed, Sergeant Shaina Schmigel

From the 2nd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division...sad news: From the 2nd BCT's Facebook page: Sgt. Shaina B. Schmigel, 21, an intelligence analyst with the 37th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 82nd Abn. Div., died during a standard...

Published Tue, Jun 03 2014 2:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Elephant in the Room- Let's make a dopey deal

The news about what Bergdahl was involved with gets worse every day. But what is really sad is that the Secretary of Defense Gates and Director of National Intelligence Clapper both signed off on this deal with the devil. They should have the decency...

Published Tue, Jun 03 2014 11:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review - "Out of Range" by Hank Steinberg

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 link on the right sidebar. Hank Steinberg the creator of the hit TV series Without a Trace has...

Published Mon, Jun 30 2014 3:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

How the Taliban Wound Up with Stingers

Ken Timmerman has an article (promoting his new book) in the NY Post about how, on July 25, 2012, a Chinook flying over Kunar was targeted and hit by a Stinger missile fired by the Taliban. Luckily, great piloting and crew team effort landed the bird...

Published Sun, Jun 08 2014 11:39 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

USMC NS(At All)FW

The first half of this recruiting commercial may be a candidate for the sidebar. Female readers especially may want to skip the second half of the recruitment pitch. H/t: Terminal Lance.

Published Mon, Jun 09 2014 10:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Humor

Big Apple Run: AAR & Apology

The 5th annual Big Apple Run for the Warriors took place Sunday with great weather, and a good time by all. There was the three-mile run, a one mile walk, and even some events for children. I know one reader joined the fray and ran in the three mile event...

Published Tue, Jun 10 2014 12:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

...Meanwhile, Iraq Goes from Bad to Worse...

Islamist militants/rebels/extremists known as ISIS have taken Mosul and now have over half a billion dollars, military equipment including helicopters and possibly one F16 (do they know how to fly it?). They will have certainly set their sites on their...

Published Tue, Jun 10 2014 11:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Relevant

While Jimbo is telling us to not get distracted with SecDef taking the fall for the Bergdahl Trade for Terrorists when State was the most likely orchestrator, we need to keep one thing in mind...Secretary Hagel is a member of the E4 Mafia. ...Hagel also...

Published Wed, Jun 11 2014 2:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

DOD Uses Michael Durant Example to Justify Bergdhal Trade for Terrorists?!

Really?! The DoD counsel in the hearing was also the DoD counsel under the Clinton administration. His stunning admission: ...At the Bergdahl/Hagel hearing going on in the House today, Democrat Rep. Adam Smith asked DoD General Counsel Stephen Preston...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2014 1:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

ISIS Leader Released from Gitmo in 2009

Vows, "I'll see you in New York" http://news.yahoo.com/isis-leader-see-york-041419172--politics.html

Published Sat, Jun 14 2014 2:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

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