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Photo: Boston Coast Guard Patrol

A Boston Coast Guard boat crew patrols Boston Harbor near Logan International Airport, April 15, 2013, as the Coast Guard increases its presence following the bombings at the Boston Marathon. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Joe Klinker

Published Wed, Apr 17 2013 1:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Marching to his own drummer

I just got a note about a former troopie doing a pretty cool thing to raise money to help military families and vets. He and his hound are walking across the country to support those who have served. When SPC Troy Yocum came home from Iraq, he had just...

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 12:17 AM by BLACKFIVE

Creative Suggestions and Donations

I need some creative (real) suggestions to help me get to either Indianapolis or Lafayette on Thursday, earlier the better, then back down to Atlanta. A car rental is $600 (best deal so far) with more than half of that being insurance I have to have....

Published Mon, Apr 29 2013 4:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Phony Ranger or True Story

Over at This Ain't Hell, the Farm Team is hard at work uncovering the truth around a case of bullet mistaken identity...Go check it out.

Published Tue, Aug 02 2011 11:29 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Bust Their Chops

Book Review: A Vince Flynn Novel Red War

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. Mitch Rapp and Irene Kennedy are back, in the book...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2018 1:14 AM by BlackFive

Celebration!

Sailors and Marines on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp enjoy a fireworks display in Boston. U.S. Navy photo

Published Tue, Jul 03 2012 10:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Khost Climb

U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rigg and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jon Phillips patrol through Black Rock in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 31, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Duffy provides security from a hilltop in Black...

Published Sat, Aug 18 2012 2:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

And Now The Other Shoe Drops.....

And now we are seeing exactly why it was that our Ambassador met the fate that he did. The US Administration is now facing a crisis in Libya. Sensitive documents have gone missing from the consulate in Benghazi and the supposedly secret location of the...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2012 1:39 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Godspeed Captain Carroll "Lex" LeFon

“Day by day, fix your eyes upon the greatness of Athens, until you become filled with the love of her; and when you are impressed by the spectacle of her glory, reflect that this empire has been acquired by men who knew their duty and had the courage...

Published Wed, Mar 28 2012 2:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Momentary lapse of outrage

Stormbringer has a good look at our ongoing issues w/ Libya and a few things you may not have known. Sometimes it is not what is said or done that gives clue or reason to a series of events, but rather what is NOT said or done. In the curious case of...

Published Tue, Aug 25 2009 3:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Fearless - In Honor of Doc Mendoza

"He was the type of man who wanted to do good things for other people. He's no longer here to do that, and we'll now have to step up and live our lives by helping others out and treating people with respect like he did." - SSG Salvatore...

Published Mon, Apr 16 2012 5:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Operation Iraqi Child

ALI BASE, Iraq - Airmen from the 407th Air Expeditionary Group assembled school supplies and toys for Operation Iraqi Child Sept. 5, 2009. The school supplies will be distributed to local communities in southern Iraq to prepare children for the upcoming...

Published Fri, Sep 11 2009 3:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review: Black Chamber

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. Black Chamberby S. M. Stirling is part alternate...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2018 1:16 AM by BlackFive

Book Review and Interview: Mike4

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. Mike4 by J. R. Seeger brings to life the work of...

Published Tue, Jul 31 2018 10:41 PM by BlackFive

NFL heroes help the military heroes

NFL heroes help the military heroes this week. During the Super Bowl, players are crazy busy with the media, sponsors and oh yea, getting ready to play the game of their career. I gotta give props to the NFL and on how they took special time to make a...

Published Thu, Feb 03 2011 2:16 PM by BLACKFIVE

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