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Photo - The Opposing Knife-Edge Hit

The Thunderbirds Solo pilots perform the Opposing Knife-Edge Hit maneuver during the Thunder on the Bay Air Show on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 28, 2015. U .S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez

Published Sat, Apr 04 2015 9:04 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Help a vet win civilian wardrobe

Well heck this is an easy one. A contest for a wardrobe consult and clothes as well. Earlier this year, I “retired” from the National Guard, after serving for 21 years. During the last eight of those years I was full time, which meant I wore the same...

Published Wed, Jan 06 2010 6:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Reflections on the last mission

Bayonet Soldiers Reflect on Role in Afghanistan Story by SSG Christopher Klutts BALKH PROVINCE, Afghanistan – As U.S. Army 1st Lt. Zachary Weigelt and Staff Sgt. Christopher Lepczyk conducted their final patrols in Shor Tepah district, they didn’t act...

Published Tue, Nov 01 2011 2:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Flag Carrier Strips Flag Wearer?

Richard Branson: Heads-Up! Courtesy of Instapundit this morning, comes the sordid and despicable tale of a Royal Navy engineer -- a 15 year veteran with multiple deployments -- forced to strip out of uniform and into black pajamas by the the airline that...

Published Sat, Mar 09 2013 2:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Frozen Wasteland- They blame Al Gore

Holy Flaming Dog Crap this is beautiful. Well done musically, dead on message wise and it is my people, the vikings of the frozen wasteland. h/t American Digest.

Published Thu, Feb 11 2010 3:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review- The Midnight House by Alex Berenson

Elise Cooper for BLACKFIVE Alex Berenson’s latest book, “The Midnight House,” explores the torture debate. Readers may or may not find this topic enjoyable, depending on their views regarding this topic. Besides the harsh interrogation debate he explores...

Published Mon, Feb 08 2010 4:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Free Bradley Manning at Meade

Not actually giving away free samples, just whining that treason is not important enough to lock someone up for. Friend of UJ and the site "the One-Eyed Jack" took one for the team and drove through the gaggle of dirty, nasty, patchouli-smelling...

Published Sun, Jun 02 2013 12:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Photo - Parachute Assault

Paratroopers move an 105-mm howitzer into firing position as other paratroopers conduct a parachute assault during Operation Spartan Valkyrie at Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 20, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Justin...

Published Sun, Apr 05 2015 9:09 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Rubicon Rescue - Mission Haiti - Part 14 - Second quake!!!

The latest quake wakes Team Rubicon early. The entire team is safe and will begin its Day 3 operations at 0800. They learned it was a 6.1. Epicenter of unknown origin. For many of the team, it their first earthquake. Air traffic has resumed from the Port...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 9:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Team Rubicon

My humanitarian efforts in Vegas

It's a well known fact that I am a tremendous humanitarian and spend most pf my waking hours trying to figure out how to make the world a better place. I am in Vegas for a few days in service of one of our noble causes. The Warrior Legacy Foundation...

Published Wed, Jan 20 2010 2:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Revenge & Politics around the Helo Shootdown

I did a couple of segments on RT TV last night, first talking about whether reports we killed the guy who shot down the helo in Afghanistan are true (maybe, but if not we killed a bunch of his buddies so good anyhow), and also noting that Obama proved...

Published Thu, Aug 11 2011 11:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

Drone killing US citizens good, Waterboarding terrorists bad

Today's entry in the ongoing procession of WTF moments that is the Obama administration. A leaked Justice Department memo justifies the use of drones to kill US citizens anywhere, any place, any time just because wer can't be troubled to catch...

Published Tue, Feb 05 2013 11:18 PM by BLACKFIVE

A Helicopter in Afghanistan

By now you have seen this story from eastern Afghanistan. No one in this audience needs to be told what it means to have lost so many of our finest. We forget how dangerous these operations are, because the extraordinary professionalism of the 160th SOAR...

Published Sat, Aug 06 2011 3:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Fallen But Never Forgotten

Do We Need Service Secretaries?

An interesting and intriguing idea from former SECDEF Harold Brown. Mr. Brown posits the idea that, in an era of bloated gov't/defense, one area where cuts could occur and not negatively impact readiness is to eliminate the Service Secretaries and...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 11:06 PM by BLACKFIVE

Didn't We Just Have A Conversation About This?

I mean, it seems to me like we might have just been talking abut this this week... Evidently, when you leave some ass-clown who you were in an active gunfight with during a combat operation to die the death he deserves, you can be charged with murder...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 5:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

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