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Rowan Scarborough

Rowan Scarborough

Articles by Rowan Scarborough

Air Force Tech Sgt. Aaron Allmon Associated Press photo

Aaron Allmon, military photographer, cleared ‘gender wars’ felonies

An Air Force general has thrown out the lone felony conviction in the sexual harassment prosecution of an award-winning combat photographer who at one time faced 130 years in prison for making sexual advances on four women at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Published March 22, 2016

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves a closed-door GOP policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain: America’s military force deteriorating

Only one-third of Army brigade combat teams are ready to deploy and 50 percent of Air Force squadrons are not mission-ready. The dire military readiness report card was issued Thursday by Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, Arizona Republican, as he chastised President Obama for not requesting higher 2017 defense spending. Published March 17, 2016

In front of a portrait of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, mourners carry a flag draped coffin of an unknown Iranian soldier who was killed during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, whose remains were recently recovered, during a ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of Fatima, the daughter of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran says Iraq, Syria gateway to world revolution

The chief of the hard-line Iranian military force that sees its mission as protecting the regime said Tuesday that Iran's insertion into regional conflicts is helping Tehran spread its Islamic revolution around the world. Published March 15, 2016

"We're trying to both physically and virtually isolate ISIL, limit their ability to conduct command and control, limit their ability to communicate with each other, limit their ability to conduct operations locally and tactically," said Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, using an acronym for the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

U.S. launches cyber attacks on Islamic State

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday declared a cyberwar against the Islamic State and its savvy techies, as analysts say the U.S. likely is trying to shut down the terrorist group's encrypted messaging applications and hacking operations. Published February 29, 2016

FILE - In this file photo taken on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, Russian air force pilots assisted by ground crew climb into their fighter jet at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria. (AP Photo/Vladimir Isachenkov, File)

Russia using Syria as testing ground for new weapons

Russia has been using the Syrian civil war to test some of its new weapons, as the West accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of indiscriminate aerial bombardments that have killed many civilians. Published February 28, 2016

A new report on female integration into the U.S. special armed forces found the male-dominated warrior culture may be adversely affected. (U.S. Navy)

U.S. special forces not ready to integrate women, report finds

At a time when U.S. special operations are devising plans for the mission of accepting women into the male domains of SEALs, Green Berets and Army Rangers, the terrorist-fighting community is facing a looming readiness problem. Published February 15, 2016