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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

Cadets arrive for the graduation ceremony of the U.S. Military Academy at Michie Stadium on May 27, 2023, in West Point, N.Y (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)

Hegseth says good riddance to resigning West Point professor

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is happy a tenured West Point professor is resigning after saying he was "ashamed to be associated" with the U.S. Military Academy while the curriculum was overhauled following the election of President Trump.

May 9, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at the Pentagon, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Hegseth orders sweeping cuts to 4-star generals

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered a 20% across-the-board reduction in the number of four-star generals and admirals as part of what he said was the most comprehensive review of America's military command structure since the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 that reorganized the Pentagon.

May 6, 2025
Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine his nomination to be appointed to the grade of general and to be top commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) ** FILE **

NORAD chief says planning underway for Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ anti-missile shield

The commander of the joint U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command told the House Armed Services Committee that he envisions President Trump's Golden Dome missile shield as multiple overlapping defense domes capable of defeating everything from high-altitude ballistic missiles to lower-flying threats such as cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems.

April 30, 2025
In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Jackson Ligon, left, and Senior Airman Jonathan Marinaccio, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron technicians, connect a re-entry system to a spacer on an intercontinental ballistic missile during a Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman test Sept. 22, 2020, at a launch facility near Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont. No harmful levels of a known carcinogen were found inside the missile launch facilities at F.E. Warren Air Force base in Wyoming, the service said Tuesday, Aug 22, 2023, as it continues to look for possible causes for the number of cancers being reported among its nuclear missile community. (Senior Airman Daniel Brosam/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

Cost of U.S. nuclear forces to rise dramatically, CBO says

The costs to maintain, operate and modernize America's nuclear forces through 2034 are expected to rise to $946 billion, a 25% increase from the estimates released in 2023, said officials with the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.

April 28, 2025