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Cross border casualties

This is not good. Administration officials did not respond Monday to Pakistani demands for an apology for the cross-border U.S. airstrike that killed at least 24 Pakistani soldiers early Saturday. Instead, they expressed condolences for the loss of life...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 11:04 PM by BLACKFIVE

National Guard to have a seat at the Joint Chiefs Table?

No more eating at the kiddie table? National Guard Backed For Spot On Joint Chiefs WASHINGTON (AP) — In a voice vote, the Senate on Monday night backed expanding the Joint Chiefs of Staff to include the National Guard despite the opposition of the current...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 9:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

M.O.H. Awardee Tells B.A.E. To Pound Sand

This ain't going to end well for BAE. Wall Street Journal November 29, 2011 Decorated Marine Sues Contractor By Julian E. Barnes Two months ago, Dakota Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama for his service in Afghanistan,...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 9:42 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Nov. 28 in US Military History

1941: The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) departs Pearl Harbor to ferry F4F Hellcat fighters to Wake Island, thus saving the carrier from the coming Japanese attack. 1941: Adolf Hitler meets with Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 7:15 AM by BLACKFIVE

Hiring our Heroesupcoming events

The US Chamber program “Hiring our Heroes” continues with the following upcoming events: Upcoming Hiring Fairs November 2011 Fredericksburg, VA November 30 December 2011 San Diego (Liberty Station's NTC Prom.), CA* December 1 Fort Carson, CO December...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 2:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

JetMan

This is so stunningly, brain-fryingly cool you need no drivel from me. I want one. OK the jackasses from the Telegraph made the video auto start, which is aggravating and annoying especially for those of you enjoying B5 at work, so I dissembedded the...

Published Sun, Nov 27 2011 11:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

Someone you must remember - William E. Barber

William E. Barber served in three wars: World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He enlisted in 1940, becoming a Marine parachutist instructor, then attended Officer Candidate School. After graduation, Barber deployed to the Pacific Theater as a platoon leader...

Published Sun, Nov 27 2011 11:27 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Arab League tells Assad to pack

This is an element of the Arab Fall that we can all get behind, although as usual the law of unintended consequences is still in effect. BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Arab League deepened Syria’s international isolation on Sunday by imposing a battery of economic...

Published Sun, Nov 27 2011 11:12 PM by BLACKFIVE

Hey, Listen To Me!

More like in a "how about you tune in and see what we are talking about" kind of way. I am over at Blog Talk Radio tonight with Kit Lange (a supporter of B5) talking about women in combat and some other political notions. Time hack is from 1800...

Published Sun, Nov 27 2011 9:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Nov. 27 in US Military History

1817: Maj. Gen. Edmund P. Gaines dispatches soldiers to attack the Seminole camp at Fowltown, Fla., formally beginning the First Seminole War. 1868: Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry attacks a peaceful Cheyenne encampment near present...

Published Sun, Nov 27 2011 3:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Pakistan Kicks Us Out

Via the VOA: Pakistan has ordered the United States to move out of an airbase on its territory, after shutting down NATO's two main overland supply routes into Afghanistan. Popular anger is mounting in Pakistan after NATO's killing of 24 Pakistani...

Published Sun, Nov 27 2011 1:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

Nov. 26 in US Military History

1941: The Japanese First Air Fleet, commanded by Adm. Chuichi Nagumo, departs for their attack on Pearl Harbor. 1943: The British transport HMT Rohna is struck by a German radio-controlled bomb, killing over 1000 American troops. The attack became the...

Published Sat, Nov 26 2011 5:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Predicting What Comes Next

Instapundit links to a round of stories about the Euro crisis, and includes this comment: “To predict the failure of the Euro was easy peasy: all that was needed was a slight familiarity with economics and the human race. To predict what comes next is...

Published Fri, Nov 25 2011 8:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

Nov. 25 in U.S. military history

1783: Three months after the end of the Revolutionary War, the last British soldiers withdraw from New York City. British forces had held the city since 1776, and after its liberation, New York would become the first national capital under the Constitution...

Published Fri, Nov 25 2011 12:15 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Sick Lame and Lazy....

I have a news flash for everyone. Brace yourselves, take a seat, it might be shocking... One of the "Occupy" movement crap-weasels appears to be posing as someone who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. I know, I know, hold the Stolen Valor presses...

Published Thu, Nov 24 2011 3:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

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