BK

About the author

is a retired USAF PJ. Currently frantically checking the mailbox to see if there is any news regarding his Secret Service Application.

Pararescueman awarded Silver Star

PJ Staff Sergeant Zachary Kline was awarded the Silver Star for bravery during a combat rescue in Afghanistan in 2011. Fantastic job, SSgt. Kline… living by the motto. From the article: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base– Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla awarded Staff Sgt. Zachary Kline the Silver Star in a ceremony here July 14, citing Kline’s […]

USAF PJ awarded Silver Star and 2 Bronze Stars, Summits Denali

USAF Staff Sgt. Bill Cenna had a pretty good year. Not only did he face the -40 degree temperatures of Mt. Mckinley, or Denali, as it’s known to Alaskans, he was recently awarded the Silver Star and two Bronze Stars for valor in combat in Afghanistan. These awards were from 3 engagements with the enemy […]

“Inside Combat Rescue”: Episode #1 Premieres on National Geographic

Last night, I headed over to my Army Ranger buddy T’s house to watch the premiere of National Geographic’s “Inside Combat Rescue,” featuring the PJs assigned to combat rescue at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Ranger T, knowing I was psyched to watch it, ordered pizza and beer. He even took it in stride when I stripped down […]

Five U.S. Security Contractors Lost in Baghdad

23 January 2007, Baghdad, Iraq, east of the Tigris River. Six years ago, January 23rd, 2007, was one of the darkest days in the history of diplomatic security. On that day, five men working as security contractors for the U.S State department were killed in Baghdad, Iraq. The morning had started like any other for the […]

National Geographic’s “Inside Combat Rescue”… coming soon!

I’ve found that to a lot of people, civilian and military alike, Air Force PJs are like the Kraken of the special operations community: People have vaguely heard of them, sorta know that they’re supposed to be pretty badass, have huge arms, and spend a lot of time underwater, but have never actually seen or […]

So, About This Picture Taken at Arlington National Cemetery…

How about that internet, eh? This miraculous invention has expanded the scope of human knowledge like nothing in the history of the world. I can go from reading up on the cave paintings of Lascaux, to trying to read the 1000+ comments on my last article (!),  to watching youtube videos of guys getting hit in the […]

Former CIA Director David Petraeus & The Affair, So Far…

The wild twists and turns to this bombshell story continue. CIA director David Petraeus resigned suddenly on late Friday afternoon, following revalations that he had carried on an affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Here’s what we know so far: Initial reports stated that the FBI began investigating a string of threatening emails to a […]

Embed With Alaskan PJs On CSAR Mission In Afghanistan

Everyone knows it sucks to be the medic. Especially the medics themselves. You have to carry more shit, go to a bunch more schools, be kinda smart, and then, when the shit hits the fan, you’re dragging dudes behind cover instead of dealing death. For years, in the combat medicine world, it has been SOP […]