May Greyhawk forgive me for seizing on his mini-series. But there’s a few more milbloggers worthy of mention.

Instapinch isn’t so much a blog as it is one former F14 Tomcat aviator’s shrine to his recently retired, much loved air frame. The author, “Pinch” Paisley, currently serves as a commander in the Navy Reserves, and is the milblogosphere’s swing blogger, having written at Blackfive, OPFOR, and Defense Tech. He’s also got a great eye for the more profound happenstances of moonbattery. Remember the Truther who proved that 9/11 was an inside job using nothing but chicken wire, kerosene, and a little bit of insanity? It was Pinch who first tipped everyone off to the hilarity.

Army Lawyer, as the name implies, is our go-to guy for when we need the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) translated….and believe me, it does need translating. AL’s blogging on cases like Ethen Watada, Gitmo Trials, Jesse Macbeth, etc has been instrumental, particularly when he runs into the occasional ideologically driven moonbat who claims to know military law better than the military lawyer. Happens frequently over at Milblogs HQ.

Eaglespeak is a blog run by a retired Navy Captain, now an attorney. Eagle knows the law of the sea backwards and forwards, which is useful when you blog about topics like floating toll-booths. He (and Greyhawk) also happen to be whupping my butt in our milblogger March Madness bracket. Eagle is one of my faves, his intelligence and his experience have made him an indispensable resource.

Andi is the first lady of the milblogosphere. She was the brains behind last year’s first annual milblogging conference, and she’s currently working on the second (May 5, 2007). Andi, an Army spouse (hardest job in the military, ya know), launched her blog Andi’s World in 2005. Her often passionate writings on the tough topics, coping with the absence of her husband, loss, deployment anxiety, etc…resonated with her readers. Demand was such that Andi created Military.com’s Spouse Buzz blog, a blogging portal for military spouses worldwide.

And lastly, just a mention of my fellow bloggers at OPFOR….because I’m so proud to have them all on board. Bullnav, a former submariner…now a reservist. Lt Col P, a Marine artillery officer by trade. Lightning, a Marine infantry and fire support officer (four!! deployments since 9/11). And Charlie, an Army intel officer in the National Guard, and a very close friend. All of us, every stinkin’ one, graduated from the Virginia Military Institute.

Most of these bloggers will be at this year’s Milblogging Conference. So please, feel free to drop in on May 5th, have a beer, and meet some of these amazing men and women. We’d love to have ya.

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