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Mike Glenn

mglenn@washingtontimes.com

Mike Glenn grew up on Navy bases as the son of a career sailor but then decided to annoy his father and joined the Army after he graduated from high school in the Dallas area. He did a hitch as an enlisted soldier in Germany during the Cold War, where he spent a considerable amount of time in the field on maneuvers. After leaving the Army, he moved back home to northeast Texas and entered the University of Texas at Arlington where he studied history. He also took Army ROTC classes at UT Arlington and upon graduation received a commission as a Second Lieutenant. He was assigned to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss in El Paso and took his platoon to the Middle East where he fought in the Gulf War. He got into journalism after Operation Desert Storm and has worked at newspapers and magazines throughout Texas. He joined The Washington Times from the Houston Chronicle. He can be reached at mglenn@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Mike Glenn

In this Jan. 25, 2020, photo a Boeing 777X airplane takes off on its first flight with the Olympic Mountains in the background at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Boeing is reporting another huge loss, this one because of a setback to its 777X widebody jetliner. Boeing said Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, it lost $8.4 billion in the fourth quarter on weaker demand for planes during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Lockheed Martin passes Boeing as leading defense company

Cost overruns with its troubled KC-46 tanker aircraft and the reaction to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic are among the reasons Boeing was passed by Lockheed Martin as the largest U.S. aerospace and defense firm.

January 27, 2021
Marine recruits at Parris Island Recruit Depot, S.C., on May 27, 2020 (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor) **FILE**

South Carolina representatives introduce bill to prevent Parris Island closure

Threats from the Marine Corps to close down their iconic Parris Island training base to meet gender integration requirements mandated by the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act has prompted members of South Carolina's congressional delegation to introduce legislation to prevent it from happening.

January 27, 2021
Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby declined to comment on a review to be released by the Pentagon that cites serious problems of U.S. nuclear capabilities. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

New START five-year extension in U.S. interests, John Kirby says

President Biden's decision to seek a five-year extension of the New START arms reduction treaty with Russia serves the nation's security interests because it allows for intrusive inspection of Moscow's nuclear stockpile, Defense Department officials said Thursday.

January 21, 2021
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) practice a variety of shooting techniques with their M4A1 rifles at Panzer Range Complex in Boebligen, Germany, Jan. 23, 2015.(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Adam Sanders/Released)

GI’s new best friend: Army weighs replacement for M-4 carbine

The GI's best friend and first line of defense is getting its first overhaul in a generation. The Army is looking to replace the M-4 carbine and M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon now used by frontline combat troops in favor of firepower better suited for the Pentagon's new top mission of countering "near-peer" adversaries like China and Russia.

January 18, 2021
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Pentagon inspector general investigating U.S. Capitol riots

The internal watchdog of the Department of Defense on Friday launched an investigation into how the Pentagon responded to requests for help from officials during the Jan. 6 rioting by pro-Trump mobs that resulted in several deaths and a breach of the U.S. Capitol.

January 15, 2021