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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

"Anderson remains ready" was the message the Air Force's 36th Wing was sending this week with a lineup of more than 10 warplanes, called an "elephant walk," at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force)

Guam’s defense test launches first interception of ballistic missile

The U.S. military on Tuesday successfully intercepted an air-launched midrange ballistic missile off the coast of Guam in a test flight that officials called a critical step in the defense of the U.S. Pacific territory against potential adversaries like China.

December 10, 2024
Syrian citizens wave the revolutionary flag and shout slogans, as they celebrate during the second day of the take over of the city by the insurgents in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Biden administration pleads for calm as Syria confronts the post-Assad unknown

The Biden administration on Monday issued a call for a peaceful transition to a representative government in Syria, as Washington and capitals around the Middle East and beyond struggled to come to grips with the potential power vacuum brought on by the shocking, sudden collapse of the regime of ousted and now exiled President Bashar Assad.

December 9, 2024
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, as they walk through the basement of the Capitol, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Pete Hegseth medal flap puts focus on what it takes to earn a Bronze Star

A Bronze Star medal like the two awarded to former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, is a recognition of a specific incident of heroism on the battlefield -- where a "V" device for valor is added to the medal -- or for meritorious service over an extended period of time.

December 6, 2024
A launch truck fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) produced by Lockheed Martin during combat training in the high desert of the Yakima Training Center, Washington, on May 23, 2011. The HIMARS systems supplied by the U.S. and similar M270 provided by Britain have significantly bolstered the Ukrainian army's precision strike capability. (Tony Overman/The Olympian via AP) **FILE**

Wars, regional tensions drove an increase in global arms sales in 2023, survey finds

Weapons sales by the top 100 companies worldwide in the defense industry reached $632 billion last year, a 4.2% increase over 2022 as companies ramped up their production in response to surging demand, according to an analysis of global trends in military arms manufacturing by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

December 2, 2024
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Nov. 21, 2024, rescue workers put out a fire of a building which was heavily damaged by a Russian strike on Dnipro, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russia’s missile launched at Ukraine was probably experimental, say Brits

The intermediate-range ballistic missile that Russia shot at a Ukrainian munitions factory in Dnipro last week was "almost certainly" developed before Moscow announced its withdrawal from 2019's Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty that banned IRBMs, British officials said Friday.

November 29, 2024