Ed Offley, a seasoned military reporter and Pulitzer Prize nominee, is the author of "Scorpion Down "and "Turning the Tide". He has written about aspects of the Scorpion story for leading military journals and is the acknowledged expert on the topic. Offley has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss military and defense issues and has covered military operations and exercises in eighteen countries. He served in the US Navy in Vietnam and lives in Panama City Beach, Florida.