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Never More Than One Generation Away...

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[Another one from Stephen Brooks]

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Stand and Never Yield, Sheepdogs!

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Inspired by Milblog Poet Laureate, Russ Vaughn, these posters by Stephen Brooks are free for common non-profit use:

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Meet the next CENTCOM Commander

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How to do Counter-Insurgency:

It is probably safe to say it's unanimous here that we support the nomination of General Jim Mattis for command of Central Command.

We have many emails and accounts of General Mattis' leadership during the battle of Fallujah. He was the co-author of the COIN manual for the Marines and the Army. He is the warrior monk.

Other than the deputy of CENTCOM, there is no other good choice, better choice or best choice other than General Mattis.

No better friend, no worse enemy.

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Reminder - Military Motivator - Lust

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From the Iraq Surge testimony just a few years ago:

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From German Citizen to U.S. Army Cavalry Scout to Wounded Hero to U.S. Army Officer

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We've written about him here, but for the full story, go here and here to one of the best blogs out there (and you should be checking everyday) Soldiers' Angels Germany.

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Military Motivator - Courage

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Military Motivators For Valour-IT - USAF Nancies in the crosshairs

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Update: Been receiving a lot of email from irate USAF personnel and retirees. Please, people, I respect the USAF - just not until November 11th when the Valour-IT competition (divided by military branch) is over. Stop with the emails about how many times you were in combat or how many times you were shot, stabbed, shanked, punched, burned, and blown up in the line of duty. Chip, meet shoulder.

Let's boost TEAM ARMY and donate to Valour-IT. More Military Motivators at the expense of our brothers and sisters in blue after the Jump.

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Military Motivator - The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Post for the week

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Military Motivator - Right of Way

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Military Motivator - Expendable

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Instapinch Bill Paisley, otherwise known as Pinch, is a 22 year (ongoing) active and reserve naval aviator. He blogs over at www.instapinch.com on a veritable cornucopia of various and sundry items and will bring a tactical naval aviator's perspective to Blackfive. Readers be warned: any comments of or about the F-14 Tomcat will be reverential and spoken in low, hushed tones.
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Mr. Wolf has over 26 years in the Army, Army NG, and USAR. He’s Airborne with 5 years as an NCO, before becoming an officer. Mr. Wolf has had 4 company commands. Signal Corp is his basic branch, and Public Affairs is his functional area. He recently served 22 straight months in Kuwait and Iraq, in Intel, PA, and senior staff of MNF-I. Mr. Wolf is now an IT executive. He is currently working on a book on media and the Iraq war. Functional gearhead.

In Iraq, he received the moniker of Mr. Wolf after the Harvey Kietel character in Pulp Fiction, when "challenges" arose, they called on Mr. Wolf...
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Deebow
Deebow is a Staff Sergeant and a Military Police Squad Leader in the Army National Guard. In a previous life, he served in the US Navy. He has over 19 years of experience in both the Maritime and Land Warfare; including deployments to Southwest Asia, Thailand, the South Pacific, South America and Egypt. He has served as a Military Police Team Leader and Protective Services Team Leader and he has served on assignments with the US State Department, US Air Force Security Police, US Army Criminal Investigation Division, and the US Drug Enforcement Administration. He recently spent time in Afghanistan working with, training and fighting alongside Afghan Soldiers and is now focused on putting his 4 year Political Science degree to work by writing about foreign policy, military security policy and politics.
COB6
COB6 spent 24 years in the active duty Army that included 5 combat tours with service in the 1st Ranger Battalion and 1st Special Forces Group . COB6 was enlisted (E-7) and took the OCS route to a commission. COB6 retired a few years back as a field grade Infantry officer. Currently COB6 has a son in the 82nd Airborne that just returned from his third tour and has a newly commissioned daughter in the 4th Infantry Division.
Uber Pig
Uber Pig was an Infantryman from late 1991 until early 1996, serving with Second Ranger Battalion, I Corps, and then 25th Infantry Division. At the time, the Army discriminated against enlisted soldiers who wanted use the "Green to Gold" program to become officers, so he left to attend Stanford University. There, he became expert in detecting, avoiding, and surviving L-shaped ambushes, before dropping out to be as entrepreneurial as he could be. He is now the founder of a software startup serving the insurance and construction industries, and splits time between Lake Tahoe, Boonville, and San Francisco, CA.

Uber Pig writes for Blackfive a) because he's the proud brother of an enlisted Civil Affairs Reservist who currently serves in Iraq, b) because he looks unkindly on people who make it harder for the military in general, and for his brother in particular, to succeed at their missions and come home in victory, and c) because the Blackfive readers and commenters help keep him sane.

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McQ has 28 years active and reserve service. Retired. Infantry officer. Airborne and Ranger. Consider my 3 years with the 82nd as the most fun I ever had with my clothes on. Interests include military issues and policy and veteran's affairs.
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Crush is a former USAF firefighter and now civilian firefighter and terrorism analyst. Find out more about Chris Carter ("Crush") here.

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Major Pain -- A Marine who began his blog in Iraq and reflects back on what he learned there and in Afghanistan. To the point opinions, ideas and thoughts on military, political and the media from One Marine’s View.
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Froggy is 16 year Navy SEAL corpsman and vet of the War on Terror. Visit Froggy Ruminations here.
Driven
"Driven" is an OIF vet, Sergeant and team Leader in the 82nd Airborne Division...

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Never More Than One Generation Away...

Stand and Never Yield, Sheepdogs!

Meet the next CENTCOM Commander

Reminder - Military Motivator - Lust

From German Citizen to U.S. Army Cavalry Scout to Wounded Hero to U.S. Army Officer

Military Motivator - Courage

Military Motivators For Valour-IT - USAF Nancies in the crosshairs

Military Motivator - The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Post for the week

Military Motivator - Right of Way

Military Motivator - Expendable

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