November 2014 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Free Fire Zone- China hacks our Power Grid

NSA Director ADM Mike Rogers said China could take out the US electrical grid. At a hearing of the House intelligence committee, Rogers said U.S. adversaries are performing electronic "reconnaissance" on a regular basis so that they can be in...

Published Tue, Nov 25 2014 8:44 PM by BLACKFIVE

Free Fire Zone- No moral equivalence for Terror

When Palestinian terrorists slaughter innocent civilians the correct thing is to condemn them, lay some concrete consequences on the Palestinian government and send condolences to our friend and ally the Israelis. President Obama felt the need to blame...

Published Tue, Nov 18 2014 11:29 PM by BLACKFIVE

Go Read "Ryan Pitts, Man of Honor"

"...against that onslaught, one American held the line ... just 22 years old, nearly surrounded, bloodied but unbowed..." - President Barack Obama, about SSG Ryan Pitts Over at the Burn Pit, TSO has a great piece about SSG Ryan Pitts, someone...

Published Thu, Nov 20 2014 3:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Book Review - "The Burning Room" by Michael Connelly

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. Harry Bosch is back with Michael Connelly’s novel, The Burning Room...

Published Mon, Nov 24 2014 10:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Changing the Retirement Benefit - "Foreign Policy" Egghead Vs. Grunt

Over at Foreign Policy, retired Navy Commander John T. Kuehn writes about "If I could change one thing in the US military personnel system (1): It is time to extend the age of military retirement." Kuehn is the Major General Willam A Stofft...

Published Mon, Nov 03 2014 11:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

Bergdahl & Tahmoressi- A Tale of Two Sergeants

REPOST now that the election is over, and wasn't that fun. Can't wait to vote again for Scott Walker in 2016. President Obama gave vastly different treatment to a couple of military folks who were in trouble. For SGT Bowe Bergdahl, he traded five...

Published Wed, Nov 05 2014 10:29 PM by BLACKFIVE

NYC Veteran's Day Parade

If any of our good readers in NYC care to join in, Mission: VALOR will be taking part in the NYC Veteran's Day Parade. Details are here and we will have limited edition t-shirts for the first 20 people to show up at 1300 on Tuesday. Hope to see you...

Published Sun, Nov 09 2014 7:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Who is actually part of the coalition?

The Obama administration claims to have partnered with over 60 nations in "degrading and defeating" the Islamic State. Several nations have provided humanitarian support, but very few have in fact provided military aid - and details of what...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2014 10:40 PM by BLACKFIVE

Muslim Brotherhood agitating in Ferguson, MO

There are soon to be protests and almost certainly riots in Ferguson, MO when no charges are brought against the police officer who shot Mike Brown. The facts of the case do not seem to matter to the professional outrage mongers who are organizing the...

Published Thu, Nov 13 2014 10:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

JFC! The House VA Committee is broken and the VA will not get fixed. Thank you, Democrats!!!

TSO at This Ain't Hell has a MUST READ about the Veterans Affairs committee going down the shitter...thanks to the Democrats supporting a completely worthless member.

Published Wed, Nov 19 2014 3:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Should Soldiers/military or Veterans be able to use marijuana?

I'm posting up my first Survey Monkey survey to ask just a couple of important questions regarding use of marijuana for military members and veterans. I've been looking to see if anyone has been asking this question; I don't see much out there...

Published Fri, Nov 21 2014 7:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

"The Notebook" - Starring Tim Kennedy and Mat Best

The latest from the guys at Ranger Up (Timmay!) - with a special guest, Mat Best of Article 15 Clothing.

Published Mon, Nov 24 2014 10:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor, Video Channels, Military Humor, Tim Kennedy

Free Fire Zone- A Tale of Two Sergeants

President Obama gave vastly different treatment to a couple of military folks who were in trouble. For SGT Bowe Bergdahl, he traded five Taliban terrorists and a pallet load of cash to our enemies. For SGT Andrew Tahmoressi (crickets chirping). I take...

Published Mon, Nov 03 2014 11:51 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

"Dogs of War" on A&E

From the folks at A&E: DOGS OF WAR spotlights combat veteran Jim Stanek, who returns home struggling with PTSD. He looks into getting a service dog to help him heal, only to discover how expensive they are, and how long the wait to be paired with...

Published Thu, Nov 06 2014 2:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Video Channels, Film

NRA: Life of Duty's Veterans' Day Message

From our friends over at the NRA...

Published Mon, Nov 10 2014 2:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Video Channels

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