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U.S. paratroopers fire at insurgent forces during a firefight on the outskirts of Spedar village in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 15, 2012. This was the first of several firefights U.S. and Afghan soldiers encountered during their daylong...

Published Fri, Jun 29 2012 12:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Launcher

Spc. Joshua Tarazona, firing an M203 grenade launcher on Camp Atterbury, Ind., June 21, 2012. Tarazona,a military policeman, are assigned to the 81st Troop Command, Indiana National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Crosby

Published Fri, Jun 29 2012 12:49 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Real Heroes and Fake Ones

Two of my personal heroes, Jonn Lilyea and Doug Sterner, talk to ABC News about the Stolen Valor decision from the Supremes yesterday. In reality, TSO and others agree that the law was written too wide for the first amendment and that legislation coming...

Published Fri, Jun 29 2012 12:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

Stolen Valor act struck down by Supreme Court

In case you missed it in all the hype and coverage about the ObamaCare ruling: The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a federal law that made it a crime to falsely claim being awarded a top military honor, saying the law infringed on the Constitution...

Published Thu, Jun 28 2012 3:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Cyber Pearl Harbor- our greatest weakness

I wrote a piece for my day job's blog about what is actually the most glaring weakness in our cyber defenses. Industrial control systems are not sexy and most people don't even know what they are or what they do. But our enemies do, and that is...

Published Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

National PTSD Awareness Day

Today is set aside as National PTSD Awareness Day and that is a good thing. Like most serious problems we face, it would be better if it got dealt with every day, but every bit helps. There was an event today at Upper Senate Park just outside the Capitol...

Published Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

"Energetically I Will Meet The Enemies Of My Country..."

I'm not one (grad or Batt) but in honor of those from 75th Ranger Regiment, I present this: Sua Sponte, Rangers!

Published Tue, Jun 26 2012 12:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

Red Robin, Books, and More

If you are anywhere near Indianapolis this Thursday, Red Robin is once again hosting a fundraiser for Cooking with the Troops. Michael Z. Williamson will be autographing books provided by Baen Books between 2-4. Come on by. Also, online, there is a Simply...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2012 6:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

NUMBER ONE! HE QUICK! CHARGE 1! THREE ROUNDS IN EFFECT!

VIa ISAF JC, US Army soldiers from Chosen Company (not sure which Chosen) fire mortar rounds at a Taliban firing position in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province. Photo By Sebastiano Tomada Piccolomini. BTW, keep an eye for the photog's work...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2012 1:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

"Now, After" - Post Traumatic Stress from a Soldier's Point of View

The following short film was done by a friend of ours, SSG Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, an Airborne Infantryman who was in Iraq from 2007-2008, and then went to the USC film school. This is one of his first films (maybe even the first), was completed in 2009...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2012 12:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders

Kimberlin, Rauhauser, SWATting, And Some Further Thoughts On Free Speech

Authors Note: As with my previous post, this post is mine and mine alone. It represents only the views of Laughing Wolf and no other author or even of the blog. Anyone taking exception to it should look to C. Blake Powers, aka Laughing Wolf, and no other...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2012 12:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

¡Viva La Revolución!

The boys at Ranger Up hit a home run.

Published Mon, Jun 25 2012 10:40 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor

There is no US national security interest in a Syrian intervention

I just wanted to make that clear as we look at the Turkish jet shoot down and the fact that Turkey has invoked chapter 4 of the NATO treaty: That is the provision that calls on NATO member countries to “consult together whenever, in the opinion of any...

Published Mon, Jun 25 2012 1:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Duffle Blog: Mission Accomplished

Soldier screws up Power Point. War ends. Only at the Duffle Blog: ...Soldiers mobbed Dining Facilities (DFACs) across the war-torn nation in search of non-alcoholic beer to celebrate the historic event, while back on the home-front, millions of citizens...

Published Mon, Jun 25 2012 12:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Humor

Book Review: Bloodline

The following is a special review for BlackFive readers by Elise Cooper. All of our book reviews can be found under the Books category: Bloodline, the new novel by James Rollins explores the science of genetics and immortality. In this thriller the reader...

Published Mon, Jun 25 2012 12:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

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Rule #6

Launcher

Real Heroes and Fake Ones

Stolen Valor act struck down by Supreme Court

Cyber Pearl Harbor- our greatest weakness

National PTSD Awareness Day

"Energetically I Will Meet The Enemies Of My Country..."

Red Robin, Books, and More

NUMBER ONE! HE QUICK! CHARGE 1! THREE ROUNDS IN EFFECT!

"Now, After" - Post Traumatic Stress from a Soldier's Point of View

Kimberlin, Rauhauser, SWATting, And Some Further Thoughts On Free Speech

¡Viva La Revolución!

There is no US national security interest in a Syrian intervention

Duffle Blog: Mission Accomplished

Book Review: Bloodline