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Rubicon Rescue - Mission Haiti - Part 8

Team Rubicon has been at the Manresa refugee camp since 0930. There are over 900 persons seeking medical attention. Many are going to die if they can't get to hospitals. IF YOU ARE A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, YOU ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED IN PORT AU PRINCE...

Published Mon, Jan 18 2010 2:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Team Rubicon

Photo - Alaska Aviator

An aviator stands outside a CH-47F Chinook helicopter at Kahiltna Glacier base camp on Mount McKinley, Alaska, April 27, 2015. The soldiers and Chinooks are assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment. U.S. Army photo by John Pennell

Published Tue, May 05 2015 4:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Fallen US Marines Identified After Crash During Relief Effort in Nepal

The Marines and Nepalese soldiers who perished in the crash in Nepal have been identified. Even in peace, undergoing rescue and humanitarian operations, our troops are at risk... This morning, the Chicago media is reporting about Cpl. Sara A. Medina,...

Published Sun, May 17 2015 11:51 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Fallen But Never Forgotten

NRA's Line of Duty: Frontline Special Report on Boston

The NRA's Line of Duty looks at the immediate response to the Boston terror bombing. For those present, it was the most horrific experience of their lives. But one group of men had experienced this sort of thing before, half a world away. It was these...

Published Tue, May 07 2013 2:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Video Channels

Free Fire Zone- Kudos to the Texas Sheepdog

We call jihadis like the ones who attacked in Garland Texas Known Wolves. They were on the radar screen and somehow we failed to stop them from making their attack. But one member of our law enforcement community who didn’t fail is the officer who put...

Published Wed, May 06 2015 2:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Military Times Covers CJ Grisham

The Military Times group has profiled, in all four service editions, CJ Grisham and the hell he and his family are going through. Bouhammer has the story and you really need to go read it. You can also find a bit more at This Ain't Hell, and Blackfive...

Published Mon, Dec 07 2009 7:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Knight Center Foreign Policy- Iraq & Afghanistan

The Foreign Policy seminar saved the best for last (more video here) and we got to hear about Iraq from Judith Yaphe, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University and Qubad Talabani, representative...

Published Mon, Dec 07 2009 12:34 PM by BLACKFIVE

Photo - 2nd ACR in Lithuania

U.S. soldiers pull into the General Silvestras Zlikaliskas Training Area in Pabrade, Lithuania, May 1, 2015, to prepare for an upcoming live-fire exercise. U.S. and Lithuanian soldiers plan to train together as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing...

Published Mon, May 04 2015 8:49 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo - HALO at Hurlburt

Army Green Berets jump from a C-130H3 Hercules aircraft during Emerald Warrior on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 22, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia

Published Mon, May 04 2015 12:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Kickstarter, Sponsorship, & Advertising

Oh my! Putting most of this below the fold so as to keep the focus on Murph and news, but below is information on sponsorships, advertising, and my Kickstarter project. If you are interested in advertising, sponsorship, or more, read on! Operation Normandy...

Published Mon, Mar 18 2013 1:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

UN Rapporteur reaches predetermined conclusion

If there is a more perfectly ponderous title than UN Special Rapporteur, I am unaware of it. If you see it be certain that the Ministry of Truth has blessed his vital mission and all blatherings are just chock full of truthiness. With that caveat, let...

Published Fri, Mar 15 2013 12:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Vets...Thanks to One and All

Won't say I'm the "AWOL Pinch" checkin' in...due to the First Law of Self Survival, "Never pony up to a negative unless there's an easy way you can turn it into a positive". Just wanted to stop by and wish all the Blackfine...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 2:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Happy Veterans Day - Part 2 - The Horse Soldiers

A Veterans Day salute from the Daily Caller about the soldiers who were first to take the fight to terrorists after 9/11. Three Green Berets and One USAF Combat Controller were our first presence in Afghanistan. Be sure to check out the whole piece at...

Published Thu, Nov 10 2011 9:26 PM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review - "Kill Fee" by Owen Laukkanen

The following book review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the Books category on the far right side bar. Owen Laukkanen is a relative newcomer to the thriller genre. Kill...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2014 4:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Obama's team walks back his deadline

Obama's National Security Adviser and his Sec Def have been working very hard to convince the world that the deadline announced in the President's speech wasn't a deadline. Bottom Line....for all who matter, Deadline.

Published Sun, Dec 06 2009 4:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Rubicon Rescue - Mission Haiti - Part 8

Photo - Alaska Aviator

Fallen US Marines Identified After Crash During Relief Effort in Nepal

NRA's Line of Duty: Frontline Special Report on Boston

Free Fire Zone- Kudos to the Texas Sheepdog

Military Times Covers CJ Grisham

Knight Center Foreign Policy- Iraq & Afghanistan

Photo - 2nd ACR in Lithuania

Photo - HALO at Hurlburt

Kickstarter, Sponsorship, & Advertising

UN Rapporteur reaches predetermined conclusion

Vets...Thanks to One and All

Happy Veterans Day - Part 2 - The Horse Soldiers

Book Review - "Kill Fee" by Owen Laukkanen

Obama's team walks back his deadline