hiː hˈæzbiːn ˈɑːnɚd baɪ ðə dʒˈɛɹəld ˈɑːɹ. fˈoːɹd faʊndˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt nˈæʃənəl dᵻfˈɛns ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ, ænd ˈɛdɪɾᵻd ænd kˈoʊɹˈɪʔn̩ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz ðæt wˈʌn ɐ nˈæʃənəl hˈɛdlaɪnɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd, tˈuː ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd pɹˈɛs mˈiːdiːə ˈɛdɪɾɚz ɐwˈɔːɹdz fɔːɹ ɪnvˌɛstᵻɡˈeɪɾɪv ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ænd pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs, ðə tˈɑːp ɐwˈɔːɹd ʌvðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz ænd ˈɛdɪɾɚz ɡɹˈuːp, ænd ɐn ˈɛdɪɾɚ ænd pˈʌblɪʃɚɹ ˈɛpi ɐwˈɔːɹd.
He has been honored by the Gerald R. Ford Foundation for distinguished national defense reporting, and edited and co-written articles that won a National Headliner Award, two Associated Press Media Editors Awards for Investigative Reporting and Public Service, the top award of the Military Reporters and Editors group, and an Editor and Publisher EPPY Award.