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NATO powers- not so powerful minus US

I praised the Tripartite Alliance of America, Britain & France yesterday as a reminder to the rest of the world that liberal western democracies still rule. Or at least will speak with one voice against tyranny and in favor of liberty. Or at least...

Published Sat, Apr 16 2011 2:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Thoughts and Prayers Needed

Storms ripped across the South yesterday, and not only hit my hometown, but the street I grew up on. For all the desctruction there, it is nothing compared to what hit the Carolinas. This ain't Hell has more info, and a timely post. Please note that...

Published Sun, Apr 17 2011 12:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

NRA Life of Duty - NAtional Airborne Day Tribute - Jim Allen

NRA's Life of Duty produced this video about Jim Allen - WWII paratrooper and then later a smoke jumper. Check this out.

Published Thu, Aug 16 2012 12:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Tragedy At Stars Earn Stripes

Warning: do not eat or drink when reading; do not read with cracked or broken ribs; or, if you are likely to scare people when you drop, roll, and laugh. It's the Duffel Blog for the win! LW

Published Thu, Aug 16 2012 1:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor

Knife Hand in Action

Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Michael DeQuattro instructs a midshipman on how to address a non-commissioned officer at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp, on Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Aug. 9, 2012. Midshipmen from colleges and...

Published Fri, Aug 17 2012 2:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Clear to anyone but a propagandist

Liberal media bias is immediately clear to anyone who hasn't willfully suspended the use of their senses and logic. I occasionally see people try to argue against this, mostly embarrassing themselves in the Sisyphean effort. Here is an absolutely...

Published Sat, Aug 18 2012 8:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Bureaucracy or Incompetence Cause Unit to Deploy WITHOUT I.E.D. intelligence systems

Bureaucracy or Incompetence? At the Washington Times is an interesting story of a Stryker Brigade Commander requesting Palantir fully SIX MONTHS before deployment only to receive it in the last month or two of deployment. This is the untold story of how...

Published Mon, Aug 20 2012 1:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

World Peace Report- Israel, Rockets & Retaliation

The debut episode of the World Peace Report explores the Israeli response to sustained rocket attacks aimed at its civilian populace. Does the destruction of Hamas terrorist targets fit within the Laws of Land Warfare requirement for proportionality?...

Published Sun, Jul 13 2014 7:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Obama brings tranquility to the world

This is rich. This is Mitt Romney rich. This is Bill Gates & Warren Buffet talking about the poor immigrants rich. Josh Earnest, the comically/ironically named fella, who serves as the President's designated liar was asked about the Wall Street...

Published Tue, Jul 15 2014 1:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Marine Captain Refuses to Leave Terp Behind

Nice story from Stars & Stripes about a Marine Captain, Adrian Kinsella, that never gave up trying to get his Afghan terp a visa to the USA. ...Marked for death by the Taliban because he helped the Americans, Mohammad's father had been tortured...

Published Tue, Jul 15 2014 2:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Photo - Moho River Ride

U.S. sailors coordinate insertion and extraction training with the Belize Special Boat unit as part of Southern Partnership Station 2014 on the Moho River, Belize, July 3, 2014. The training exercise focused on subject matter expert exchanges between...

Published Wed, Jul 16 2014 9:06 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Bring the fun to National Review

My favorite site and magazine National Review is asking for me, they just don't know it yet. National Review is seeking an editorial associate to focus on television and multi-media coverage. This position is best suited for a TV news junkie with...

Published Fri, Jul 18 2014 5:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

SSG Ryan Pitts M.O.H. Award Ceremony Today

You can watch the ceremony live - click here for information. (not sure if the link will be through the Army.mil or the Whitehouse.gov site(s)) (Left to right) Sgt. Matthew Gobble, Sgt. Ryan Pitts, then-Sgt. Adam Delaney, Sgt. Dylan Meyer, Sgt. Brian...

Published Mon, Jul 21 2014 12:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Texas Governor Perry wimps out

They've just announced that the Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, is going to be ordering 1,000 troops to the border to help 'secure' it. Like hell. According to reports just in after a news conference, ''Texas Adjutant General John Nichols...

Published Mon, Jul 21 2014 7:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Israel says Kerry not invited to cease fire talks

In a major rebuke to the US, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren said that John Kerry was not invited to ceasefire talks led by Egypt. "Oren cited the Obama administration’s strained relations with Egypt, and the “tension” in ties between the US and...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2014 1:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

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