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Miracle - Evan Pertile: SYSK Follow Up AND Some Great news to share!

RE: Evan Pertile - A Future Soldier You Should Know RE: Spiritual Warfare Needed - Evan Pertile RE: Some Spiritual and Caring Bridge Warfare Needed RE: Evan Pertile - SYSK Follow Up RE: Evan Pertile - Returned to Duty RE: Evan Pertile - Future Soldier...

Published Tue, Apr 24 2012 3:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Fight: One Lone Retired Gurkha against a Train with 40 Bandits

Who wins? Yeah, you know who freakin' wins. Via the Army Rumour Service a Gurkha soldier's father posted this story (translation is a bit quirky): Lone Nepali Gorkha who subdued 40 train robbers MANOJ ADHIKARI/SANTOSH POKHAREL POKHARA, Jan 13...

Published Thu, Jan 27 2011 3:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

"No Survivors" - Remembering Eagle Flight - Annual Memorial on BlackFive

"They came to save us, and to give us dignity. Their sacrifice will remain in the minds of our children for the rest of their lives. We will teach their names to our children, and keep their names in our books of history as heroes who gave their...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2012 4:53 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Ledeen on not losing in Afghanistan

Michael Ledeen adds a simple admonition about the importance of the war in Afghanistan. Final note: Afghanistan. If we retreat from Afghanistan, it will be the greatest boon to jihadi recruiters since the destruction of the Twin Towers. They will then...

Published Mon, Sep 07 2009 5:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Let Me Add My Two Cents To The "McChrystal To Resign" Chorus

Uber Pig and Uncle Jimbo have more than adequately covered this, but like Uncle J said, sometimes you just have to vent. One of the things military officers do more regularly than they like to admit is play "you bet your bars". The 'bars'...

Published Tue, Sep 22 2009 1:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Free Military Track Membership Offered To Military

NOTE: A little birdie has told me that the illustrious Greyhawk has agreed to be the host/MC for the military track at Blog World... A free pass to the military track at this year's Blog World and New Media Expo (http://blogworldexpo.com) is being...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 7:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Weblogs, Web/Tech

On the Krakauer book about Pat Tillman

I'm listening to the books on tape of Krakauer's telling of the Pat Tillman saga, and have a few observations: 1) The actor reading the book is equal parts wistful and ponderous, a perfect match for the writing style, which is mind-numbingly self...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 9:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Kathy Champion

I want ya'll to help this lady out. After serving 27 years in the Army including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, surviving 7 IED's blasts, Lt Col Kathy Champion came home only to find she had contracted a virus in Iraq that took her eyesight. Instead...

Published Mon, Dec 06 2010 8:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders, Thank You, Internet!

USAF Combat Search and Rescue

Nobody really wants to see these guys until you do and then you really want to see them. Kick ass video h/t The Bronze.

Published Sun, Sep 20 2009 4:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Differential Theory of the U.S. Armed Forces (Snake Model) - Updated 2012

[This is a repost from 2007...yes, you've seen it before, but it still rings true. Especially snarky additions from Blackfive Commenters have been added. You all ROCK!] The Ultimate Differential Theory of US Armed Forces (Snake Model) Upon encountering...

Published Fri, Jun 29 2012 1:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military Humor

Some numbers that should bother you

Charles Hoskinson at POLITICO's Morning Defense lays a few numbers on us: TODAY’S HEARING IN THE READINESS SUBCOMMITTEE “will highlight the impact of shrinking defense budgets on our military forces and subsequent dire choices our nation’s commanders...

Published Tue, Jul 26 2011 7:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Sergeant Peter Cimpoes - A Ranger You Should Know

Lt. Gen. Robert Brown, First Corps Commander, presents Sgt. Peter Cimpoes with the Silver Star Medal at 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment's award ceremony March 20, 2013 at St. Martin University's Marcus Pavilion in Lacey, Wash. (U.S. Army photo...

Published Sat, Mar 23 2013 5:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Jump Master

Army Staff Sgt. Scott Shepro instructs paratroopers during a static jump for a joint operational exercise on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Sept. 9, 2011. Shepro, a jump master, is a platoon sergeant assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company C,...

Published Tue, Sep 27 2011 4:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo: US - China Joint Anti-Piracy Exercise

The USS Sterett, left, transits alongside the CNS Yun Chang, right, and the CNS Chao Hu during U.S.-China Counter-Piracy Exercise 15 in the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 11, 2014. The Sterett is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, and is supporting...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2014 1:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Book Review: The Moscow Club

The following is a special report from Elise Cooper for BlackFive readers. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the Books category on the far right sidebar or by clicking here. Here is the latest review by Elise Cooper: Joseph Finder’s...

Published Thu, Dec 27 2012 10:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

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