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Mr Wolf Off To Legion Convention...

The intrepid, imperturbable and irascible yours truly, Mr. Wolf, will be heading to Louisville, KY tomorrow to join in on the American Legion's 91st convention. Blackfive was contacted to send a rep(s) to the convention at the invitation of the National...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 10:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Travel

Favre to play for the Vikings?

I stood up for him when he tried to come back to the Packers. I tolerated his stint as a Jet. But playing for the Minnesota ViQueens is a slap in the face to any Packer fan. I hope the Packers beat the Queens like a wet dog in a dry house. Favre playing...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 8:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Must SEE - The Return to Makin Island

I received a note from Corporal Seamus that all Marines must watch this. Heck, everyone should watch this story about a Marine Raider landing sixty seven years ago (August 17-18, 1942) and again in 1999 on Makin Island. Never forgotten...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 4:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels, Fallen But Never Forgotten

Pirates of Pogadishu

h/t Mrs. G. This is the funniest and sadly truest thing I have read in a long time. Old Blue had to take a trip to Bagram and ran into the most-hated species of all field soldiers, the REMF. Pogadishu is the petri dish of fobbitry. At all times of the...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 2:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Stupid Budget Tricks

Max Boot has caught the administration pledging something that isn't supported by their budget numbers. Citing President Obama's recent speech to the VFW in Arizona, Boot says there's one claim he makes which bears much close scrutiny: That...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 2:17 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Taliban successful at killing Afghans

One of the driving factors in the Anbar Awakening was the realization by the sheiks that the al Qaeda infiltrators they had either been partnering with or ignoring were killing far more innocent Iraqis than they were the occupyimg Americans. The sheiks...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 1:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

SFC Jared Monti Memorial Scholarship Fund

As most of you know, SFC Monti is the newest recipient of the Medal of Honor. Unfortunately, as with all of the previous awards of the nation's highest honor for bravery in both Iraq and Afghanistan, it was a posthumous award. SFC Monti's family...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 1:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Iraqis will vote on US exit

The Iraqi Prime Minister has asked for a vote on when US troops will leave the country. If approved this could speed up the timeline for our withdrawal or possibly it could extend it. There hasn't been an approval by the parliament to hold such a...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 12:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

ObamaCare idiot brings gun to ideas fight

Update: Apparently the guy was not anti ObamaCare, although I maintain he may still be Stuart Scott's idiot cousin. OK I jumped on the idiot who decided that exercising his carry rights (which I completely support) at a rally attended by the President...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2009 12:43 PM by BLACKFIVE

Pimping rides in Kabul

JD Johannes spies some very fancy auto accoutrements while walking around Kabul watching election prep. Chrome rims. 22's, 24's, spinners...for when you need to travel down the silk road in in full G style. I've been out on the streets of...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2009 5:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

President Obama on Afghanistan

Speaking to the annual gathering of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Obama praised the American troops in Afghanistan who are helping to secure the country ahead of elections there this week. "As I said when I announced this strategy, there will be...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2009 5:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

The Return of Cut & Run- Afghan Exit Strategy

We are about to enter an information battle almost identical to the one we fought about Iraq in 2006 & 2007. The cries then were that Iraq was lost and we should leave as soon as possible. They were echoed and amplified by the media and led to a very...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2009 12:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Milblogging at Blog World Expo 09 (BWE09)

As some of you may remember, last year saw the milblogging conference held in conjunction with Blog World Expo 08. This year, there are a number of exciting changes, from the combining of Blog World with the New Media Expo, to an all-new milblogging track...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2009 12:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Today is National Airborne Day - Part V

In order to send the Air Force some love, there were two USAF Pararescue (PJs) HALO jump videos which are shared below and then one rockin' compilation video after the jump that's a must see: I swear, that @#%& is better than a cup of coffee...

Published Sun, Aug 16 2009 6:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels

Today is National Airborne Day - Part IV

[Repost from 2003] Over the years, I've gotten more than a few requests to repost this awesome photo: US Army soldiers take rest during patrol in Baghdad suburb, Monday Nov. 17, 2003. U.S. forces have reacted to the increasing attacks in which dozens...