Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Edward Lin, accused Navy spy, told China about U.S. reconnaissance aircraft, officials fear
A Navy officer has spent eight months in the brig as a captive of U.S. counterintelligence agents, but to hear officials tell the spy tale, they know few details about what he provided to China's communist regime or Taiwan's government. Published April 17, 2016
Obama administration snubs Medal of Honor recipients, names warships after liberal politicians
As the Obama administration this week named another warship after a politician, a new report is circulating in Congress that shows that nearly 200 Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients have never been awarded such an honor, contrary to naval guidelines and tradition. Published April 12, 2016
Navy SEALs’ switch to MMA training spurs fight over new commander
A battle has begun over the choice for the next leader of naval special warfare, with the debate tied to how the command trains SEALs in basic hand-to-hand combat. Published April 10, 2016
ISIS unleashes suicide bombers on Iraq, but Pentagon remains upbeat
Amid upbeat Iraq reports from the Obama administration, the Islamic State has unleashed a series of deadly bombings inside government-controlled territory near Baghdad and across the war-torn country. Published April 6, 2016
Ashton Carter says U.S. military too ‘top heavy,’ aims to cut ranks of generals and admirals
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Tuesday he plans to reduced the number of generals and admirals to counter a "top heavy" command structure. Published April 5, 2016
ISIS Internet operation impossible to stop: U.S. commander
The nation's top military officer in charge of cyber warfare said on Tuesday that the U.S. is powerless to shut down the vast information network operated on the Internet by the Islamic State terror army. Published April 5, 2016
‘CSI: Islamic State’ is latest spinoff from ISIS
The terror army has proudly announced on its social media platforms that it has opened an "Islamic State Police Forensics Department" in al Furat Province, Iraq. Published April 4, 2016
Army tells officers to battle Duncan Hunter over battlefield intelligence system
An internal Army memo is calling on officers to fight legislation from a Marine veteran in Congress who wants to mandate fixes to a complex intelligence computing network panned by soldiers at war. Published April 3, 2016
Putin is not pulling Russian forces out of Syria, despite his pledge: U.S. military
Russia is not pulling its military forces out of Syria as announced by President Vladimir Putin with much fanfare last month. Published April 1, 2016
Pentagon taunts al-Baghdadi: Hellfire missile headed your way
The Pentagon on Friday put the Islamic State's top leader on notice that the allies are tracking him, saying it is only a matter of time before he is captured or killed by a drone-fired Hellfire missile. Published April 1, 2016
White House faults decorated U.S. general’s handling of ISIS as he departs
Army Gen. Lloyd Austin relinquished command in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday of the U.S. forces fighting the Islamic State terror group -- as a bit of a sour note hung in the air back in Washington. Published March 30, 2016
Putin’s Russian air force bombing Islamic State effectively, Pentagon concedes
After months of condemning Russia's military incursion into Syria as merely propping up a brutal regime, the Pentagon conceded on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin's air force has begun to strike the Islamic State terrorist army. Published March 29, 2016
ISIS social media warning: More attacks will target U.S., Europe
Islamic State terrorists have taken to social media to tell the West that the March 22 attacks in Brussels are just the beginning of waves of violence that will strike more targets in Europe and the United States. Published March 29, 2016
U.S. military’s ability to fight major overseas war in doubt
Beneath the positive press the military receives for preparing to mold women into the nation's first female ground warriors this year, there is another story far more basic to war fighting. Published March 27, 2016
Ashton Carter: ‘We are systematically eliminating ISIL’s cabinet’
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Friday that forces have killed the Islamic State's finance chief as part of an improving campaign to identify the terror army's chieftains "so we can kill them." Published March 25, 2016
Marines to undergo sensitivity training in preparation for integration of women
The Marine Corps commandant has laid out a campaign to impose "cultural change" in macho ground combat units to make sure warriors display no resistance to accepting and mentoring women. Published March 23, 2016
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
Michael Flynn says Army must ditch war data network DCGS
An Army general who reached the pinnacle of military intelligence says his service's war-deployed data analytical network is a flop and needs to be stopped, rebuilt and renamed. Published March 20, 2016
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford: Trump proposals to waterboard, bomb terrorists are illegal
The nation's highest-ranking military officer on Thursday rejected proposals from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to resume waterboarding and bomb civilians. Published March 17, 2016
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
