April 2015 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Photo - Search and Seizure

Marines fast rope from an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter onto a ship during visit, board, search and seizure training off the coast of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 14, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

Published Fri, Apr 24 2015 6:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Best Ranger

Army Sgt. 1St Class Jeremy Lemma prepares to touch the Ranger sign and drop into Victory Pond below to continue the assessment for combat water survival during the 2015 Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., April 12, 2015. Lemma is assigned to...

Published Fri, Apr 24 2015 2:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Adam Gadahn dead?

Oh please be true, pretty please. Officials also announced that a separate operation killed Adam Gadahn, another American who became a prominent al Qaeda member. Gadahn is a scumbag of the first degree and if he has been returned to his component molecules...

Published Wed, Apr 22 2015 11:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

Photo - Ship to Shore Splash

An amphibious assault vehicle splashes from the well deck of the USS Kearsarge into the Atlantic Ocean, April 13, 2015. Marines used the amphibious assault vehicles as transportation to the shore of Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C. More than 200 Marines...

Published Tue, Apr 21 2015 9:08 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - EOD Hoist At Sea

A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon 621 is hoisted by an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Dragonslayers of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 11 during a mine disposal exercise in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, April 12...

Published Mon, Apr 20 2015 9:06 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Exclusive Interview with David Baldacci

The following interview with best-selling author David Baldacci 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 sidebar. Memory...

Published Sun, Apr 19 2015 11:07 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Photo - Working Dog Quick

Quick, a military working dog, rests next to his owner, Marine Corps Cpl. Gerard V. Scparta, after successfully completing a vehicle search during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2015 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif, April 9...

Published Sun, Apr 19 2015 9:03 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Air National Guard Rescue Squadron Live Fire Training

New York Air National Guard members conduct a multiday, live-fire course at the firing range in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., April 9, 2015. The training included tactical movement, responding to incoming fire, retrieving and caring for wounded individuals...

Published Sun, Apr 19 2015 7:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - British and American Joint Airborne Assault Exercise

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. and British paratroopers jump during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015. The U.S. paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and the British paratroopers...

Published Sat, Apr 18 2015 9:04 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - British and US Paras Over Holland DZ

U.S. and British paratroopers perform a static line jump over Holland Drop Zone in preparation for Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01 on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 11, 2015. The U.S. paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division....

Published Sat, Apr 18 2015 7:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Transit the Canal

The guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman transits the Panama Canal, Panama, April 10, 2015. The Kauffman is supporting Operation Martillo, a joint effort with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations within the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. U...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2015 9:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Someone You Should (Correctly) Know - Shaina Hogan

Yesterday I posted about a story attributed to a discontented Naval officer who is opting to resign her commission. The point was that the picture used by Task and Purpose (link not provided) was NOT of the authoress, one "Anna Granville". T&P...

Published Fri, Apr 17 2015 4:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Photo - Raptor Dominance

An F-22 Raptor takes to the sky during a demonstration of air dominance over Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 11, 2015. The event featured members of the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, the Air Force aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, and...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2015 9:57 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Stock Photos - Sometimes Not So Cool

A recent piece making the rounds of the interwebs has a junior Naval Officer sharing her reasons why, in her frustration, she must resign from the US Navy. In it she lays out her rationale, which has drawn both support and (significant) derision. There...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2015 10:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders, Weblogs

Photo - Training Iraqi Infantry Bounding Movements

A U.S. soldier, standing right, provides instructions for Iraqi soldiers rehearsing bounding movements on Besmaya Range Complex in Iraq, April 7, 2015. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry...

Published Thu, Apr 16 2015 1:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Search and Seizure

Photo - Best Ranger

Adam Gadahn dead?

Photo - Ship to Shore Splash

Photo - EOD Hoist At Sea

Exclusive Interview with David Baldacci

Photo - Working Dog Quick

Photo - Air National Guard Rescue Squadron Live Fire Training

Photo - British and American Joint Airborne Assault Exercise

Photo - British and US Paras Over Holland DZ

Photo - Transit the Canal

Someone You Should (Correctly) Know - Shaina Hogan

Photo - Raptor Dominance

Stock Photos - Sometimes Not So Cool

Photo - Training Iraqi Infantry Bounding Movements