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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

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Fort de Bregancon, southern France, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (Christophe Simon/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Trump’s anger at Merkel, not sound policy, behind U.S. troop withdrawals, experts say

The Pentagon's decision to cut U.S. troops in Germany from approximately 36,000 to about 24,000 isn't the first reduction in the number of American military personnel. But the latest move was brought about more because of personal pique on the part of President Trump rather than well-thought-out foreign policy, according to a panel of foreign policy experts.

August 25, 2020
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's mission is defined by the U.S. Army to include "provid[ing] continuous oversight, control, integration, and coordination of Army forces supporting" the U.S. Strategic Command. (www.army.mil/organization)

Army Space and Missile Defense Command joins U.S. Space Command

The head of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is now wearing two hats after the organization on Friday was named the service's component command to U.S. Space Command while retaining its responsibilities as an element of U.S. Strategic Command.

August 21, 2020
Colonel-Major Ismael Wague, center left, spokesman for the soldiers identifying themselves as the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, holds a press conference at Camp Soudiata in Kati, Mali, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, a day after armed soldiers fired into the air outside President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's home and took him into their custody. The Pentagon on Aug. 21 announced that it was cutting off military aid to the African country in response to the coup. (AP Photo) **FILE**

Pentagon cuts off backing to Mali’s military after coup

The Pentagon has cut off assistance to Mali's armed forces after a military takeover on Tuesday that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from office. In a statement released Friday, the Department of Defense said it "strongly condemns the act of mutiny" and continues to monitor the situation.

August 21, 2020
This October 2015 handout photo provided by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, shows the shipyard base in Kittery, Maine. (Portsmouth Naval Shipyard via AP) **FILE**

Navy needs to address issues causing shipyard maintenance delays for subs, carriers: GAO

The Navy has spent billions to improve performance at its four shipyards in recent years, but even with the financial boost they continue to face substantial maintenance delays that hinder the combat readiness of America's submarines and aircraft carriers, according to a just-released report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

August 20, 2020
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in Dry Dock 6 post dewatering at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., March 5, 2018. This is the beginning of a nine-month dry dock portion of the Nimitzs Docking Planned Incremental Availability maintenance period. (PSNS & IMF photo by Thiep Van Nguyen II) ** FILE **

Navy shipyards restrict Trump effort to upgrade fleet

Critics warn sophisticated subs serviced and prepped for missions at government-owned shipyards -- all of which can trace their origins back before World War I -- are desperately in need of 21st-century upgrades.

August 19, 2020
This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

Policy analysts call for rethinking future Pentagon budgets

With trillions of dollars being spent to battle the COVID-19 pandemic along with the next Pentagon budget topping out at more than $740 billion, now is an opportune moment to reassess what the federal government is spending money on, a panel of Washington, D.C. policy analysts said Wednesday.

August 19, 2020
In this U.S. Army photo from 2018, a male soldier and a female soldier are shown wearing the new Army "Greens" uniform, which will become the official dress uniform in 2027. The Army is phasing in the uniform in the next seven years to allow for soldiers to build up their uniform allowance to purchase the costly, but durable, uniforms. (U.S. Army) [https://www.army.mil/article/213650/u_s_army_to_roll_out_new_army_greens_uniform]

Army continues rolling out new World War II-style dress uniforms

The Army's decision to adopt a retro-World War II look for its next dress uniform can be traced to a 2017 visit to the service's Combat Capabilities Development Center in Natick, Mass., by Gen. Mark A. Milley, then the Army's Chief of Staff, and now-retired Sgt. Major of the Army Daniel A. Dailey.

August 11, 2020