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British Lieutenant Ian Fortune - Someone You Should Know

"Even with blood pouring into his eyes, he would not let go." - Chinook co-pilot Here's a story via CNN about a pilot who was wounded during a dust off mission in Afghanistan and charlie miked the wounded back to Camp Bastion. Weeks after...

Published Sat, Mar 06 2010 11:53 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

The End of an Era in Afghanistan

LTC Phillips writes and shows a photo or two about a significant change in the life of some of our soldiers in Afghanistan. Now, back to the war...

Published Fri, May 07 2010 2:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Photo: Apache Preparation

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Amanda Combs prepares her AH-64 Apache helicopter for a security and reconnaissance mission over Logar and Wardak provinces from Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar province, Oct. 22, 2013. Combs,...

Published Fri, Oct 25 2013 8:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo - Dive Ops in Korea

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct diving operations with a South Korean underwater demolition team in waters off Santa Rita, Guam, Nov. 20, 2015. The U.S. sailors are assigned to Commander Task Force 75. U.S. Navy photo by Petty...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2015 8:32 PM by BLACKFIVE

General Sorenson Gets it

This whole Wikileaks fiasco, in which CENTCOM's PAO got p0wned by an Annie Lennox lookalike had me really down. But apparently there are isolated pockets of the Army that really do get it, and are capable of creativity, and I'd like to single...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 2:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

A day in the life of some not so smart pirates

It's a beautiful early morning, just a little before dawn. Out on the open sea, about 380 miles off the coast of Djibouti, you and your buddies leave the mother ship in your skiff to do a little pirating. Life is good and so are the drugs. Easy pickin's...

Published Sun, Apr 18 2010 5:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor

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Published Sun, Apr 18 2010 10:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Photo - Underwater Award

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus presents an award to Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Bo Irving, a combatant diver course instructor, in the aquatic training facility at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center in Panama City, Fla., May 27, 2015. The center is the...

Published Mon, Jun 01 2015 8:43 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

I drive your truck

Most of you know the name Jared Monti, he was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions in Afghanistan. This weekend we remember him, and far too many others. And we share the pain of the families who have to bear the true meaning if this "holiday"...

Published Sat, May 25 2013 3:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

Pegasus 2013

Imagine heading into combat in an unarmed plane with no engines, knowing that if you didn't hit the ground exactly as planned the odds were good you would die. If crashing into whatever was there didn't kill you, the swamps or river would. If...

Published Thu, May 30 2013 5:01 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Travel

Climate Change Is Our Largest National Security Threat?

President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., May 20, 2015. During his comments, Obama discussed the impact of climate change on national security. DoD screen shot President Barack Obama...

Published Tue, May 26 2015 3:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Book Review: The Way To London

The following 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 in the right side bar. The Way To London by Alix Rickloff is very much...

Published Sun, Sep 24 2017 12:32 PM by BlackFive

The Verbal Kent of Military Blogging

He's in Gitmo right now at the Khalid Scooter Mohammad trial and they don't even who he really is... ...It started with a series of people testifying about whether one of the accused (Mustafa al-Hawsawi) could speak English. I don't find it...

Published Tue, Aug 20 2013 5:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review - "Buffalo Trail" by Jeff Guinn

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 in the right side bar. Buffalo Trail by Jeff Guinn is an action packed...

Published Fri, Oct 02 2015 2:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

The Gunny speaks

Military Times recently interviewed R. Lee Ermey, combat veteran of Vietnam and Drill Instructor extraordinaire, on important subjects such as Don't Ask Don't Tell, rules of engagement, tattoos, and stationary. A couple of excerpts (emphasis mine...

Published Sun, Mar 14 2010 5:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

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