July 2014 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Photo - Pole Top Rescue Training

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Guerreiro performs pole top rescue procedures for the Navy Seabee Construction Electrician "A" school on Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, July 15, 2014. The pole top rescue qualification simulates a climber...

Published Wed, Jul 23 2014 9:51 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Plagiarizing Senator claims PTSD made him do it

Sen. John Walsh of Montana is in trouble, he plagiarized a lot of his Master's thesis. HELENA, Mont. — Montana Sen. John Walsh's thesis written to earn a master's degree from the U.S. Army War College contains unattributed passages taken word...

Published Wed, Jul 23 2014 2:07 PM by BLACKFIVE

Dear State Department

Following today's events in Egypt, where your Secretary of State and his people were put through a metal detector before being allowed to visit the Egyptian President, you should issue uniform swords to all ranking diplomatic personnel. You have diplomatic...

Published Wed, Jul 23 2014 11:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Photo - RIMPAC Formation

The USS Anchorage, the USS Coronado, the USNS Millinocket and USNS Montford Point transit in formation off the coast of Southern California as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, July 11, 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines...

Published Wed, Jul 23 2014 4:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Medal of Honor Recipient SSG Ryan Pitts Inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon

Nine comrades were lost the day SSG Pitts actions helped turn the tide at the Battle of Wanat... – Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, of Aiea, Hawaii – Israel Garcia, 24, of Long Beach, California – Jonathan R. Ayers, 24, of Snellville, Georgia – Jason M. Bogar...

Published Wed, Jul 23 2014 3:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Picture of the Week, Someone You Should Know

Book Review - "Glorious" by Jeff Guinn

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 in the right side bar. Glorious, the first book in a trilogy of novels by Jeff Guinn, is a must...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2014 10:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Photo - Warthog Over Afghanistan

An A-10 Thunderbolt II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over eastern Afghanistan, July 10, 2014. The A-10 is assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and the KC-135 is assigned to the 340th Expeditionary...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2014 9:17 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Six Whose Actions Also Merit MOH

COL David Maxwell posted this and I think you'll find it interesting: 6 modern U.S. troops whose extreme heroism didn't get the Medal of Honor http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/07/22/6-modern-u-s-troops-whose-extreme-heroism...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2014 8:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Photo - Kin Blue Beach

U.S. Marines and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers run as they emerge from the water while practicing small-unit techniques as part of the Japan Observer Exchange Program at Kin Blue Beach, Okinawa, Japan, July 16, 2014. The Marines are assigned...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2014 4:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Israel says Kerry not invited to cease fire talks

In a major rebuke to the US, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren said that John Kerry was not invited to ceasefire talks led by Egypt. "Oren cited the Obama administration’s strained relations with Egypt, and the “tension” in ties between the US and...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2014 1:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review - "Shots Fired" by C.J. Box

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 in the right side bar. Author C. J. Box has written formidable novels, fourteen in all....

Published Mon, Jul 21 2014 10:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Contest Winner To Be Killed, Runner-Up Maimed

Yes, it is true. The winner of the Mission: VALOR art contest will die three times, and the runner-up will be maimed. Thanks to Sarah A. Hoyt, Tom Kratman, Michael Z. Williamson, Le Creuset, MilitaryLuggage.com, Battlemug.com, and Doctrine Man for the...

Published Mon, Jul 21 2014 9:30 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Photo - Landing on the USS George H.W. Bush [Arabian Gulf]

An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Gulf, July 16, 2014. The carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area...

Published Mon, Jul 21 2014 9:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Texas Governor Perry wimps out

They've just announced that the Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, is going to be ordering 1,000 troops to the border to help 'secure' it. Like hell. According to reports just in after a news conference, ''Texas Adjutant General John Nichols...

Published Mon, Jul 21 2014 7:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Photo - Pararescue Lift Off

A U.S. Air Force pararescue team takes off in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from Bagram Airfield Afghanistan, July 9, 2014. The airmen represent U.S. Defense Department elite combat forces specifically trained, equipped and postured to conduct a range...

Published Mon, Jul 21 2014 4:49 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

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Photo - Pole Top Rescue Training

Plagiarizing Senator claims PTSD made him do it

Dear State Department

Photo - RIMPAC Formation

Medal of Honor Recipient SSG Ryan Pitts Inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon

Book Review - "Glorious" by Jeff Guinn

Photo - Warthog Over Afghanistan

Six Whose Actions Also Merit MOH

Photo - Kin Blue Beach

Israel says Kerry not invited to cease fire talks

Book Review - "Shots Fired" by C.J. Box

Contest Winner To Be Killed, Runner-Up Maimed

Photo - Landing on the USS George H.W. Bush [Arabian Gulf]

Texas Governor Perry wimps out

Photo - Pararescue Lift Off