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Did Flight MH370 Shadow Another Flight?

While the Aussies are closing in on a possible debris field in the Indian Ocean, this theory is from someone we know...interviewed at the Aviationist: ...As we mentioned a few days back, shadowing another plane at cruising altitude along one of the airways...

Published Sun, Mar 23 2014 11:45 PM by BLACKFIVE

Big Boys Don't Cry

Confession time: I've always enjoyed Keith Laumer's Retief/BOLO universe . My thoughts on Jame Retief versus the (stereo)typical member of the lace panty brigade should come as no surprise. Bolos struck a chord with me early on (Honor of the Regiment...

Published Sat, Mar 22 2014 10:49 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Photo - Aerial Sniper Training

Army Sgt. Chuck Riegel engages a target with a M107 .50-caliber long-range sniper rifle in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Malamute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2014. Riegel is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's...

Published Sat, Mar 22 2014 1:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

photo - landing zone

A U.S. Army soldier provides security at the landing zone outside Combat Outpost Koh-E-Safi, Afghanistan, March 12, 2014. The soldier is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Nikayla Shodeen

Published Fri, Mar 21 2014 4:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

MilBlogger Heads Back to War

Former Paratrooper, now Officer and father, is headed somewhere dangerous. From Tuesday night: ...Tonight I will be leaving everyone and everything I love and begin another journey to Afghanistan. It's much more difficult to leave this time now that...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2014 4:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders, Weblogs

Huge A$$hole, Fred Phelps, Is Dead

First, anyone call the PGR and tell them about this? Second, news that Fred Phelps has died is lighting up the milblogosphere. Phelps founded the cult, The Westboro Baptist Church, which protested military funerals and has done irepreparable harm to the...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2014 4:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

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

You Are Invited!

Come One, Come All! Click for full size Mission: VALOR has formally incorporated, and we are preparing our 501(c)(3) filing. We have actually been working to help veterans and other VSOs even before this, and look forward to doing what we can to help...

Published Mon, Mar 17 2014 9:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Remembering our heroes: Mize and Guarnere

"A nation reveals itself not only by the the men it produces, but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers..." - President John F. Kennedy Last week, America lost two outstanding warriors. Ola L. Mize, veteran of the Korean and Vietnam...

Published Mon, Mar 17 2014 12:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

Out of the Office

Not-safe-for-work. Blackfive-approved, best-last-call-song-of-all-time, after the Jump: Download irish_drinking_song_bugger_off.mp3 (Right click, save as).

Published Sun, Mar 16 2014 9:12 PM by BLACKFIVE

Warrior Flight Team to honor WW2 USMC Aviator with Arlington Flyover

As they did in September of last year, the Warrior Flight Team will help provide flyover honors at Arlington National Cemetery for USMC 1st Lt Bruce Guetzloe, a WW2 Corsair aviator who passed away in August of last year. To help defray the cost of these...

Published Sun, Mar 16 2014 4:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

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Published Thu, Mar 13 2014 11:53 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Photo - Search for the Missing Malaysian Airlines Plane

A U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter lands aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney during a crew swap before returning to search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight in the Gulf of Thailand, March 9, 2014. The flight, which dropped off...

Published Wed, Mar 12 2014 4:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Photo - Navigating the Strait

U.S. Navy Seaman Dustin Epp navigates with a telescopic alidade on the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in the Strait of Messina, March 6, 2014. The ship is supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability and...

Published Wed, Mar 12 2014 4:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Book Review - "An Officer and a Spy" by Robert Harris

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 link on the far right side bar. Robert Harris’ latest book, An Officer And A Spy, is a fictional...

Published Wed, Mar 12 2014 4:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

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Did Flight MH370 Shadow Another Flight?

Big Boys Don't Cry

Photo - Aerial Sniper Training

photo - landing zone

MilBlogger Heads Back to War

Huge A$$hole, Fred Phelps, Is Dead

Book Review - "Kill Fee" by Owen Laukkanen

You Are Invited!

Remembering our heroes: Mize and Guarnere

Out of the Office

Warrior Flight Team to honor WW2 USMC Aviator with Arlington Flyover

Support Operation Ranger Up!

Photo - Search for the Missing Malaysian Airlines Plane

Photo - Navigating the Strait

Book Review - "An Officer and a Spy" by Robert Harris