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West Point Last Night

Alexander sends us these two videos of US Military Academy cadets celebrating last night.

Published Mon, May 02 2011 12:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

On the 10th of May

Go here to the USNI blog and read about Gunnery Sergeant Brian Blonder...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 3:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Trailer Talk- No Photo Ops, Obama working (it)

Why can't Obama find time to visit the border and welcome all the illegal aliens he invited here?

Published Thu, Jul 10 2014 8:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Ever since the UBL mission, I have been communicating with a former BUD/S classmate and long time DevGru operator who just recently retired. He has become increasingly concerned about the Personnel Security of not only the operators, but especially their...

Published Fri, May 13 2011 6:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

The Most Deadly Would-Be Journalist in the World

At least that's what Time says about Vice Admiral Bill McRaven, Commander of JSOC and the on the ground commander of the operation that killed "Geronimo"...also known as Osama bin Laden or "Fish Food Six". Would be journalist?...

Published Thu, May 12 2011 2:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

The U.S. Army's Vision of the Future Soldier - H.U.L.C.

Lance Bacon at the Army Times has a piece up about developments at the labs at Natick that will benefit our soldiers of the future. Imagine a soldier: strong enough to carry 200 pounds without breaking a sweat; able to pinpoint a shooter’s location after...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 12:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

USS Cesar Chavez? The times they are a-changing

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus plans to officially announce the naming of a Navy cargo ship after labor activist Cesar Chavez. The same Cesar Chavez with Marxist and Communist ties and who called his time in the Navy "the two worst years of my life."...

Published Wed, May 18 2011 2:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Trailer Talk- State Dept Fashionista

I don't have very high expectations for the State Department, especially under F John Kerry. But I would like to think the official spokespeople would conduct themselves with something approaching decorum. They are our representatives to the rest...

Published Sun, Aug 10 2014 1:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Photo - F-18s This Morning, Wonder If It Had All Munitions When It Landed...

U.S. sailors guide an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 8, 2014. The carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2014 4:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

The Dark Horse Marines and Their Corpsmen

Over 175 Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment (Dark Horse), were wounded and 24 killed in action in the last seven months in Afghanistan. They took more casualities than any other Marine unit in the almost 10 years the Marines have been fighting...

Published Mon, Apr 11 2011 1:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Military Art and/or Artists

I've started to get to know some of the many and talented military artists out there. Some do fine art, some do illustration, some do comics, and some do all. What I thought I would do is share some of the comics and artists I'm slowly starting...

Published Sat, Mar 26 2011 2:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor

Recondo history

The Center for American Military History is seeking input from members of the veteran community. The project has built an online encyclopedia that focuses solely on preserving U.S. military history, on the same platform as Wikipedia. One of the trial...

Published Sat, Mar 26 2011 12:05 PM by BLACKFIVE

Need a poll boost, leak a state secret

It has been a rough couple of months for the Osama-slayer as he attempts to secure another four years of awesome tee times. The economy seems to be totally shovel ready, not job-wise but to dig itself even deeper into a hole. Mitt Romney gets endorsed...

Published Wed, Aug 01 2012 11:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Elephant in the Room- Bergdahl Goat Rodeo

The return of Bowe Bergdahl and the deal that made it happen is turning into one of the biggest foreign policy blunders of Obama's tenure and that is saying something, To paraphrase Churchill it is a catastrophe wrapped in a debacle in the middle...

Published Thu, Jun 05 2014 7:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Free Kurdistan!

My friend Brad Patty and I have a piece up at PJ Media calling for the US to support an independent Kurdish state. Brad was a tribal affairs advisor to US commanders in Iraq on the ground for about three years in the surge era. We both believe that a...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2014 12:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

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