April 2015 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Photo - Firefighters at Sea

U.S. sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt practice firefighting techniques during a general quarters drill in the Red Sea, April 8, 2015. The carrier is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent...

Published Thu, Apr 30 2015 9:29 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Stop the Iran Bomb & Signing Bonus

The Senate needs to exercise its Constitutional responsibility to advise and consent and act as a check and balance to the President's abominable Iran Deal. Take a quick look at this mild-mannered and soft-spoken ad detailing why.

Published Thu, Apr 30 2015 4:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review - "Leaving Berlin" by Joseph Kanon

The following book review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews and author interviews by clicking on the Books category link on the right side bar. Leaving Berlin by Joseph Kanon is a gripping...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2015 9:51 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Dignified Transfer

Air Force Rabbi (Maj.) Sarah Schechter reads from the Torah while the honor guard escorts the casket containing the remains of Capt. Richard D. Chorlins into the Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 14, 2015. Chorlins was killed in...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2015 9:27 PM by BLACKFIVE

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EFMB - Giving it your all

Found this on Facebook today. Some folks are saying...well, she barely made it and needed encouragement.... Says I: Standard met = "Go" at this station. CPT Sarah Cudd from Public Health Command, Fort Knox is only 1 of the 46 candidates who...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2015 6:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Photo - Flaring Up

Naval aviators shoot flares from an EA-6B Prowler during routine training above eastern North Carolina, April 14, 2015. The Marines are pilots are assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace...

Published Tue, Apr 28 2015 9:24 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Raid Exercise

Marines ride a rigid-hull inflatable boat to their objective during a certification exercise off the coast of Los Angeles, April 11, 2015. The Marines executed a simulated precision raid at the Port of Los Angeles to test their skills before deploying...

Published Tue, Apr 28 2015 6:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Book Review - "And the Good News Is..." by Dana Perino

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 on the right side bar. [On a side note, several military bloggers (myself included) met Dana...

Published Tue, Apr 28 2015 12:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Phoning It In

U.S. soldiers transmit information while conducting zone reconnaissance during exercise Saber Junction 15 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, April 16, 2015. The exercise prepares NATO and partner nation forces...

Published Mon, Apr 27 2015 9:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Canine Chat

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Rettschlag talks to his military dog, Onur, during Gunfighter Flag 15-2 on Saylor Creek Range, Idaho, April 15, 2015. Rettschlag is a military working dog handler assigned to the 366th Security Forces Squadron, which participated...

Published Mon, Apr 27 2015 6:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Growler Takeoff

An E/A-18G Growler launches from the flight deck of the USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, April 20, 2015. The Stennis is training to assess its abilities to conduct combat missions, support functions and survive complex casualty control situations...

Published Sun, Apr 26 2015 9:17 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Preparing to Board

U.S. Marines prepare to board a landing craft from a combat rubber raiding craft during a routine visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the Gulf of Aden, April 9, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid...

Published Sun, Apr 26 2015 7:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Suspended Marines

A helicopter hoists Marines into the air during insertion and extraction training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 17, 2015. The Marines are students of the Basic Reconnaissance Course assigned to Reconnaissance Training Company. U.S. Marine Corps photo...

Published Sat, Apr 25 2015 9:12 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Lightning and Hornets

Two F-35C Lightning II aircraft fly in formation with two F/A-18E/F Super Hornets over the Sierra Nevada mountain range, April 14, 2015. The flight is part of a six-day visit by Strike Fighter Squadron 101 to Naval Air Station Lemoore, Cailf., the future...

Published Sat, Apr 25 2015 6:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Foam Storm

Navy Seaman Jerrod Essway walks through aqueous foam after checking a form distribution nozzle on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chase C. Lacombe

Published Fri, Apr 24 2015 9:07 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Firefighters at Sea

Stop the Iran Bomb & Signing Bonus

Book Review - "Leaving Berlin" by Joseph Kanon

Photo - Dignified Transfer

EFMB - Giving it your all

Photo - Flaring Up

Photo - Raid Exercise

Book Review - "And the Good News Is..." by Dana Perino

Photo - Phoning It In

Photo - Canine Chat

Photo - Growler Takeoff

Photo - Preparing to Board

Photo - Suspended Marines

Photo - Lightning and Hornets

Photo - Foam Storm