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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

This image from a video released by the Department of Defense shows U.S. Marines around the scene at Abbey Gate outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26, 2021, in Kabul Afghanistan, after a suicide bomber detonated an explosion. The Taliban killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 bombing outside the Kabul airport that killed 13 service members and about 170 Afghans. That is according to the father of a Marine killed in the attack who was briefed on April 25, 2023, by military officials. (Department of Defense via AP, File)

Pentagon wraps up added review of bombing that marred Afghan withdrawal

Military officials are notifying family members of U.S. troops killed in the August 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan about the findings of an additional investigation into the attack that occurred during the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, U.S. officials said over the weekend.

April 8, 2024
This photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, shows a Su-25 ground attack jet of the Russian air force firing rockets during a mission over Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) **FILE**

Russians accidentally shoot down one of their own jet fighters, say U.K. officials

The Russians claim a "technical failure" was responsible for them shooting down one of their own fighter jets last month. However, there is a realistic possibility that fear of increased Ukrainian air attacks may have prompted Russian air defenders to inadvertently engage their own aircraft, British officials said over the weekend.

April 8, 2024
Black smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab, a Lebanese border village with Israel in south Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. A war of words that has unfolded in Lebanon show longstanding schisms in the small country over Hezbollah, now amplified by the militant group's role in the Lebanon-Israel border clashes and by fears that an already crisis-hit Lebanon could be dragged into an all-out war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Israel bombs Hezbollah commander to death in Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike killed a top leader in the unit responsible for rockets and missiles launched by Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, officials with the Israeli Defense Forces said Friday.

March 29, 2024
This undated photograph provided by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries, in northern Mali. Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians, including many children, rights groups said in reports published this week that span a period from December to March. (French Army via AP, File)

Russian Wagner Group fighters accused of abuses against civilians in Mali

Russian mercenaries from the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group working alongside Mali's armed forces have killed dozens of civilians in the West African country since December. The killings include those from drone strikes during a wedding celebration and later a funeral in February that resulted in the death of at least 14 people, including four children, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

March 28, 2024