October 2014 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Ebola made a 3am phone call...and no one answered

This Ebola thing is potentially spiraling out of control. What with the UN declaring that we only have 60 days to control this thing, to promises of it not getting out in the US, to Africa having up to 10,000 cases a week, we are potentially watching...

Published Wed, Oct 15 2014 12:58 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

NYT 'Discovers' Iraq had chemical weapons

Last night, the NYT (PBUT) released a long, detailed article regarding chemical weapons that were found in Iraq. It is interesting to note that they waited until now to release this information. If you've been paying attention, you'd recall that...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2014 11:47 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

Buy This Book! - "Take Command - Lessons in Leadership: How to Be a First Responder in Business" by Jake Wood, Co-Founder of Team Rubicon

What is it that allows military types to manage the chaos of combat or disaster zones and succeed? And how can leaders in any organization or business learn from those lessons? To provide full disclosure, I first met Jake Wood via his military blog "Badger...

Published Tue, Oct 14 2014 9:24 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books, Team Rubicon

Photo - Somewhere in the Persian Gulf...

An U.S. seaman signals an MV-22B Osprey aircraft launching from the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island in the Persian Gulf, Oct. 5, 2014. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit...

Published Mon, Oct 13 2014 9:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Buy This Book! "Curmudgeonism: A Surly Man's Guide to MidLife"

Discovering who you are is not just for teenagers. Midlife men must also rediscover the world around them while struggling with their own impending mortality and legacy, especially those who change careers and lifestyles. Middle-aged men like me are under...

Published Mon, Oct 13 2014 9:26 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor, Books

Photo - US Navy's Ebola Mobile Laboratory in Liberia

U.S. Navy Lt. Jose Garcia inactivates the Ebola virus in each specimen in a process that renders the virus safe for further analysis at a Naval Medical Research Center mobile laboratory on Bushrod Island, Liberia, Oct. 6, 2014. The center sent two mobile...

Published Mon, Oct 13 2014 3:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo - Iraq Supply Drop

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircrew prepares to conduct a resupply airdrop near Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 11, 2014. The C-130 dropped 14 containers of bundles, including seven bundles of fresh drinking water and seven bundles of meals ready to eat. U.S. Air...

Published Mon, Oct 13 2014 3:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Buy This Book! "Violence of Action: The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror"

If you want to read accounts of American badasses with big hearts and even better senses of humor, then this is the book you should buy. It covers the history of the Rangers in the War on Terror - missions from the assaults into Iraq and Afghanistan,...

Published Mon, Oct 13 2014 3:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Books

Women in the Combat Arms

So, the Marine Corps has been running some tests. I know you've read about the top-line ones, such as women testing at the Infantry Officers' Course. But it's a much broader effort, and some of the results have begun to be analyzed by independent...

Published Wed, Oct 08 2014 1:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

ISIS has "Rule-based swarm maneuver system"

The analysis of ISIS has gone over the edge with this bit of silliness. Writing in the respected Small Wars Journal, First Lieutenant Dennis Lowe said the Islamic State uses something called a “rule-based swarm maneuver system” that draws from Somali...

Published Wed, Oct 08 2014 4:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book Reviews - Sandra Brannan's "Noah's Rainy Day" and "Solomon's Whisper"

The following book reviews are 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 side bar. Sandra Brannan is definitely an author to follow and read. Although...

Published Wed, Oct 08 2014 1:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Volunteers/Help Needed Friday (and beyond)

Mission: VALOR has some office space being donated in Indianapolis to serve as its Indiana Operations Center. Even better, a firm is donating office furniture for the office. However, the furniture needs to be picked up Friday in Lafayette and transported...

Published Tue, Oct 07 2014 3:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Verdict soon in Blackwater guards murder trial

The jury in the trial of four former Blackwater guards has been deliberating for more than a month now. They may soon return a verdict in a case that is politically motivated and which has been consistently riddled with inaccurate reporting. Here is a...

Published Sun, Oct 05 2014 11:32 PM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review - "The Lost Key" by Catherine Coulter

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 side bar. The Lost Key, the second installment in “A Brit In The FBI Series...

Published Thu, Oct 02 2014 7:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Obama Hazards Briefings

Apparently, the President has missed more than 50% of his intel briefings...is that so no one can ask for guidance and he can blame the intel services for failures directly? Or is he too busy to attend the Intel briefs?

Published Thu, Oct 02 2014 4:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

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Ebola made a 3am phone call...and no one answered

NYT 'Discovers' Iraq had chemical weapons

Buy This Book! - "Take Command - Lessons in Leadership: How to Be a First Responder in Business" by Jake Wood, Co-Founder of Team Rubicon

Photo - Somewhere in the Persian Gulf...

Buy This Book! "Curmudgeonism: A Surly Man's Guide to MidLife"

Photo - US Navy's Ebola Mobile Laboratory in Liberia

Photo - Iraq Supply Drop

Buy This Book! "Violence of Action: The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror"

Women in the Combat Arms

ISIS has "Rule-based swarm maneuver system"

Book Reviews - Sandra Brannan's "Noah's Rainy Day" and "Solomon's Whisper"

Volunteers/Help Needed Friday (and beyond)

Verdict soon in Blackwater guards murder trial

Book Review - "The Lost Key" by Catherine Coulter

Obama Hazards Briefings