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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 Sept. 6, 2019, photo, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG-82) moors at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) **FILE**

Navy looks to beef up its cargo fleet with used ships

Just as buying pre-owned can make sense for a cash-strapped buyer who needs a car, the same thing can go for the Navy as it tries to solve the nation's sealift readiness problems on a tight budget, the commanding general of U.S. Transportation Command said this week at the Atlantic Council.

January 29, 2020
Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo poses with the World Series trophy as he arrives for the premiere of a documentary film on the team's first World Series baseball championship, Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

World Series trophy comes to the Pentagon

As the home of America's military, the massive Pentagon building just outside Washington, D.C. is filled with mementos and artifacts commemorating more than 200 years worth of battlefield heroism from the nation's soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines.

January 27, 2020
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper shake hands with French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly, at news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

France seeks continued U.S. backing for Africa mission

French Defense Minister Florence Parlay came to the Pentagon Monday to press France's case for continuing U.S. support for their combat operations in the Sahel, a semiarid belt of land in Africa south of the Sahara.

January 27, 2020
In this June 3, 2011, file photo, the Pentagon is seen from air from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

Army identifies U.S. soldier killed in Syria

A soldier from North Carolina died Friday in Syria while his Army engineer unit was conducting road clearing operations in Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the military's campaign against ISIS.

January 25, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper addresses security concerns during a visit to NAS Pensacola in Pensacola, Fla. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. (Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal via AP) **FILE**

Pentagon chief Esper concerned about Chinese hacking, espionage

The U.S. needs to do more to account for Chinese students studying at the nation's top universities and research institutions to make sure American technology remains within the nation's borders, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told an audience Friday morning at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

January 24, 2020
Protesters demonstrate in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, against the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Questions abound for Iranian military in wake of Soleimani killing

Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the veteran Iranian military leader killed by a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad earlier this month, enjoyed a level of autonomy from his superiors in Tehran that his successor likely will not possess, according to a new analysis of the Iranian military from the American Enterprise Institute.

January 21, 2020
The USS Arizona Memorial is shown during a ceremony to mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Survivors and members of the public gathered in Pearl Harbor to remember those killed when Japanese planes bombed the Hawaii naval base 78 years ago and launched the U.S. into World War II. About a dozen survivors of the attack attended the annual ceremony, the youngest of whom are now in their late 90s. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Some question naming carrier for black Pearl Harbor hero

The Navy's decision to name a future Ford Class aircraft carrier after a black sailor who was decorated for heroism following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor has been met with widespread -- but not universal -- acclaim.

January 20, 2020
AK-47 - a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62x39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is also known as Kalashnikov, AK, or in Russian slang, Kalash. Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year of World War II (1945). After the war in 1946, the AK-47 was presented for official military trials. In 1948, the fixed-stock version was introduced into active service with selected units of the Soviet Army. An early development of the design was the AKS (folding), which was equipped with an underfolding metal shoulder stock. In 1949, the AK-47 was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces[8] and used by the majority of the member states of the Warsaw Pact. Even after six decades the model and its variants remain the most popular and widely used assault rifles in the world because of their substantial reliability even under harsh conditions, low production costs compared to contemporary Western weapons, availability in virtually every geographic region and ease of use. The AK-47 has been manufactured in many countries and has seen service with armed forces as well as irregular forces worldwide, and was the basis for developing many other types of individual and crew-served firearms. More AK-type rifles have been produced than all other assault rifles combined.

Dustin Peters, Marine veteran, accused of bringing weapons onto Coast Guard base

A North Carolina man remains in federal custody on firearms charges after a routine security check at a Coast Guard base in New Jersey led to the discovery of several weapons in his vehicle, including an AK-47 rifle that had been modified to fire fully automatic, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey said.

January 19, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Mustafa Kassem, U.S. citizen, Egypt death angers Mike Pompeo

An American citizen who died Jan. 13 after six years of imprisonment in Egypt was the subject of sharp words on Sunday from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Egyptian government officials during a summit in Berlin to discuss peaceful solutions for Libya.

January 19, 2020