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Popping Pink Smoke

Students in the Combat Airman Skills Training Course use a smoke diversion tactic while practicing patrol maneuvers on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 12, 2009. U.S. airmen assigned to the 421st Combat Training Squadron teach the course to...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 4:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Vote to help wounded vets

A note about a good cause you can help with a couple of clicks. Friends: Many of you may know of a friend of me and Court is author and Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell. He is one of the hosts of the Outdoor Channel's Beretta's Wild and Raw. They are...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 3:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Afghanistan Options and Decisions

There is a good piece today in the Washington Post by David Gerson about the soup sandwich that the decision-avoiding process about Afghanistan has become. He discusses the leaks from pro and con sides re. a troop increase and points out a major problem...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 3:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Afghanistan ideas

I spent some time yesterday talking with a senior editorial member of an influential conservative publication. We discussed a number of things including Afghanistan, and he had some interesting thoughts I wanted to put out into play. First is that Obama...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 2:49 AM by BLACKFIVE

Returned & Services League of Australia

I had the privilege of speaking at the monthly luncheon for the Returned & Services League of Australia yesterday at the Australian Embassy. The group has members who have served in a number of conflicts and I met some amazing people. Thanks again...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 1:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Spiritual warfare for a wonderful man

Boy I hate writing this, but it's what we do. A great friend of many of ours and a magnificent patriot can use our help. "Concrete Bob" Miller had a heart attack and is in the hospital. His wife called this afternoon and asked if we could...

Published Thu, Nov 19 2009 8:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Troops make a great photo op

I am going to reserve some of the choicer things I could say about this, but I think it sadly illustrates what a complete political tool our current President is. He has left our troops in harms way in Afghanistan flapping in the breeze, while his political...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 11:12 PM by BLACKFIVE

"...I was honored to fight for freedom, and I’d do it again.”

THIS is a story. The NYT has a great (!) story up in their obits about COL Lewis Millett, who just passed away. A Medal of Honor recipient, his story is one of the most unusual you will ever read about. BLUF: He went from the US to the Canadian army in...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 10:19 PM by BLACKFIVE

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

Maersk Alabama hit by pirates again

These clowns are amazing, but at least this time they caught some gunfire right away. NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship repelled...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 11:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Badass Medic "Fueled by Rock St*r"

Sgt. Daniel Schmitt, flight medic for the General Support Aviation Battalion out of Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., assigned to Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan, looks on while on a training mission with the Polish infantry on Forward Operating Base...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 3:04 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

The Coming Afghan Decision - How Much Is Driven By Politics?

Richard Fernandez of the Belmont Club writes a very well done essay on the present Afghanistan decision making process. He compares Andrew Sullivan's apologia with David Kilcullen's concerns about the time involved in reaching a decision. You...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 1:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

One more Burn Notice Photo with Someone You Should Know

Lt. Col. Mark Bieger (center left), the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment commander, stands with Spc. Peter Jank, a Chicago, Ill., native, while Bruce Campbell and Jeffrey Donovan, cast members from the television show "Burn Notice," hold...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 12:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week, Someone You Should Know - Radio

Burn Notice Iraq-Style

One of the few shows that I will DVR is Burn Notice (the others are the Amazing Race and Castle). I like Burn Notice because the main character describes how he actually goes about doing some of the super-cool spy stuff and the other characters are really...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 12:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

Lies, Damned lies....

and healthcare groups with an agenda, oh and BS stats to back it up. A report from Agence France Presse indicates that the number of American veterans who died in 2008 because they didn't have healthcare, is 14 times higher than the military death...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 12:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

SFC Pierce Williams - Someone You Should Know

The meaning of Never Quit...again, not sure where we find these amazing men and women, but I thank the Lord that we do. Soldier in Focus: Never Quit 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs Story by Staff Sgt. Nathan Hoskins CAMP TAJI...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 11:58 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

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