Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Delta Force Marine awarded Navy Cross for fight at CIA annex in Benghazi
In a unique battlefield commendation, a Marine Corps member of Delta Force has been awarded the nation's second highest military honor for coming to the defense of Americans last year at a CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya. Published November 16, 2013
Army intelligence says it needs good cloud computing to save lives in Afghanistan
The U.S. military's main battlefield intelligence processor, so crucial to the war in Afghanistan, still lacks an element common to civilian computer networks — a cloud. Published November 11, 2013
Missiles flow into Syria, risk falling into hands of al Qaeda
One of terrorism's most feared weapons, the shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile, has begun to flow into war-ravaged Syria in numbers that alarm the West because they may fall into the hands of al Qaeda, according to national security analysts. Published November 6, 2013
Questions about Navy officer’s cremation deepen mystery of Chinook crash in Afghanistan
A lingering mystery in the August 2011 helicopter crash that killed 30 U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan is why some bodies were cremated and some were not. Published November 3, 2013
U.S. military commandos fought in Benghazi
EXCLUSIVE: Masked from public view, two of the U.S. military's elite special operations commandos have been awarded medals for bravery for a mission that further undercuts the Obama administration's original story about the Benghazi tragedy. Published October 30, 2013
Former judge advocates ask Congress to investigate top Marine officer
More than two dozen former Marine Corps and Navy judge advocates are asking Congress to investigate the Corps' top officer for what they say is unlawful conduct in the Taliban urination cases. Published October 23, 2013
Families suspect SEAL Team 6 crash was inside job on worst day in Afghanistan
Questions haunt the families of Extortion 17, the 2011 helicopter mission in Afghanistan that suffered the most U.S. military deaths in a single day in the war on terrorism. Published October 20, 2013
Air Force: Sequester, shutdown imperil crews and missions
The Air Force is telling Congress that the double whammy of sequestration budget cuts and the partial government shutdown "endangers the safety of our airmen" and "unnecessarily adds risks" to everyday missions. Published October 12, 2013
Congress’ research service says Pentagon can pay death benefits during shutdown
The non-partisan Congressional Research Service said Thursday that a special military play bill signed by President Obama on Sept. 30 can be used to pay the death gratuity to families of fallen heroes. Published October 10, 2013
GOP says pay act covers military death benefits
The Obama administration lists the military's death gratuity to the families of fallen heroes as a basic part of its pay and allowances schedule. Published October 9, 2013
Army redesigns fusion server of battlefield intel system, but ‘next generation’ draws skeptics
The Army is redesigning a major component of its battlefield intelligence network in Afghanistan that has been criticized by soldiers, weapons testers and lawmakers. Published October 6, 2013
Pentagon: Ethics rules now apply to married gays
The Pentagon is alerting same-sex married couples they are now under the same federal ethics rules as heterosexual marriages and must avoid criminal conflicts of interest. Published October 5, 2013
Marine Corps: Whistleblower could be potential Navy Yard-like shooter
The Marine Corps' war against an officer who has accused the commandant of wrongdoing intensified this week: Headquarters identified Maj. James Weirick as a potential Washington Navy Yard-type killer. Published October 2, 2013
Marine Corps whistleblower faces vengeance from superiors
The Marine Corps officer who filed a complaint against the commandant for intervening in the Taliban urination cases against eight Marines is now the target of reprisals from superiors, his attorney says. Published September 29, 2013
Former Marine lawyer takes on top brass to defend supervisor of 8 who defiled Taliban corpses
The "semper fidelis" devotion of John M. Dowd is a major reason he finds himself locked in battle against the highest levels of the Marine Corps, including the commandant, Gen. James F. Amos, whom he accuses of misconduct. Published September 25, 2013
U.S. command in Afghanistan gives Army 60 days to fix or replace intel network
The Pentagon's main battlefield intelligence network in Afghanistan is vulnerable to hackers — both the enemy or a leaker — and the U.S. command in Kabul will cut it off from the military's classified data files unless the Army fixes the defects within 60 days, according to an official memo obtained by The Washington Times. Published September 24, 2013
No way to keep U.S. arms out of enemy hands in Syria
Some of the U.S. weapons flowing to rebels in Syria are bound to fall into the hands of Islamic extremists, say analysts and a retired Army general just back from touring the country. Published September 23, 2013
Former defense secretaries Gates, Panetta fault Obama on Syria
Now, even the president's men don't like his Syria policy. Published September 18, 2013
Navy Yard shootings expose a flawed security clearance system
The government system that provided Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis a "secret" security clearance has been beset by problems. Published September 17, 2013
A year after Benghazi, where is the justice?
There has been little public testimony from the American personnel in Benghazi, Libya, on exactly what happened as extremists attacked them on Sept. 11, 2012. Did they make calls for help and, if so, what did the U.S. military tell them? Published September 10, 2013
