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Photo - Tactical Insertion

U.S. Marines set up a perimeter after a tactical insertion with an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft as part of an amphibious assault during Talisman Sabre 2015 at Fog Bay, Australia, July 11, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary...

Published Tue, Jul 21 2015 8:48 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo - Preflight Checks

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh conducts preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying his first combat sortie as commander of 455th Air Expeditionary Wing on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 7, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo...

Published Sun, Jul 19 2015 8:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

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Photo - Bonhomme Flyby

A U.S. sailor looks out an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter flying by the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in the Indian Ocean, July 3, 2015. The sailor is assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combatant Squadron 25. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2015 6:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

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An Opportunity to Share Your Story

Did you do something stupid in combat and barely lived to tell the tale? Did you inhale freon from an air conditioner just before an enemy attack on your FOB? Did you call in an airstrike on the moon or kill a jihadi with a sharpened toothbrush? Want...

Published Mon, Sep 07 2015 11:08 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor, Military Humor

Pundit Review - 9/11 Edition

I was fortunate to take part in Pundit Review's 9/11 edition yesterday. There's lots of great commentary. Here's the link. [Tissue alert on the Rick Rescorla SYSK audio]

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 12:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Book Review: Tiger's Claw

The following review by Elise Cooper is an exclusive for BlackFive readers. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking here or on the Books category: Dale Brown’s latest book, Tiger’s Claw, proves once again that he is able to bring to life a thrilling...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 12:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Photo - Falcon Fuel

An F-16C Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over Afghanistan, July 22, 2014. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a highly maneuverable aircraft that has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. U.S....

Published Fri, Jul 25 2014 6:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Book Review - "Woman With a Gun" by Phillip Margolin

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. Woman With A Gun, the latest by New York Times Bestselling author...

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

Filed under: Books

The Promise

Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Parks, hospital corpsman, from Rochester, N.Y., carries a Salvadoran boy who cannot walk on his own during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise...

Published Thu, Jul 21 2011 1:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Patrol Pals

U.S. Army Capt. Peggy Hu, Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team civil affairs officer, speaks with a local child during a routine patrol in the Zabul Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 21, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrice Clarke

Published Wed, Nov 28 2012 8:48 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Wild Weasels: Saving lives and cheating death

All of the books I have reviewed lately have been infantry or special operations, so I really didn't think Viper Pilot, an autobiography of a modern-day Air Force fighter pilot would offer much in the way of excitement. I was mistaken. In an age of...

Published Mon, Nov 26 2012 5:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Jacksonian America

According to Dr. Mead, we don't much care about Just War. Readers of Special Providence know that I’ve written about four schools of American thinking about world affairs; from the perspective of the most widespread of them, the Jacksonians, what...

Published Sun, Nov 18 2012 12:05 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Needs Of The Service....

Before we set about heading down the road of me once again explaining why chicks fighting our wars in the combat arms means the end of our civilization, I want everyone reading this to take a long look at that picture and understand what it means. The...

Published Wed, Jan 23 2013 5:19 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

No Better Friend...

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Greg Lins greets a local Afghan boy inside a qalat of a girls' school in the village of Mangas in Afghanistan's Khowst province, July 7, 2012. Lins, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 377th Field Artillery...

Published Tue, Jul 10 2012 12:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

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Book Review: Tiger's Claw

Photo - Falcon Fuel

Book Review - "Woman With a Gun" by Phillip Margolin

The Promise

Patrol Pals

Wild Weasels: Saving lives and cheating death

Jacksonian America

Needs Of The Service....

No Better Friend...