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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.

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Norway boots Russian spies as tension in Europe rises over Ukraine war

Norway ordered more than a dozen Russian diplomats to leave the country, accusing them of spying for the Kremlin while working at their embassy in Oslo. Officials in Norway, a founding member of NATO, said their decision was based on the "changed security situation in Europe" that has led to an increased intelligence threat from Moscow.

April 13, 2023
U.S. military personnel attend a transfer of authority ceremony from the 101st Airborne Division to the 10th Mountain Division in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. U.S. troops are deployed to Romania along with forces from other NATO member states as the alliance looks to boost security on its southeastern flank amid Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

U.S. sends Green Berets to Ukraine, says leaked Pentagon documents

The U.S. and several other NATO countries sent special forces to Ukraine, according to leaked Defense Department documents that have been spread on social media. The release of the classified material has triggered investigations by the Justice Department and the Pentagon itself.

April 12, 2023
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley, depart after speaking at a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pentagon launches internal probe into leaked Ukraine documents

The Defense Department launched an internal probe over the weekend to determine how a trove of highly-classified intelligence linked to the ongoing war in Ukraine ended up published on social media sites and what should be done about it.

April 10, 2023
Military officials hold a news conference in Fort Campbell, Ky., Thursday March 30, 2023, to discuss a fatal helicopter crash. Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters conducting a nighttime training exercise in Kentucky, a military spokesperson said. (AP Photo/Sharon Johnson)

‘Black boxes’ from fatal Army helicopter crash recovered

Army investigators have recovered flight data recorders from two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters that crashed in southwestern Kentucky last week, killing all nine soldiers who were aboard, officials from the 101st Airborne Division said Tuesday.

April 4, 2023
Airmen with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron use a forklift to move 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Officials say the U.S. will send Ukraine about $500 million in ammunition and equipment and will spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and other weapons in the future. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Defense Department sends Ukraine additional $500 million in ammo

The Pentagon will again dip into its stock of military hardware to send $500 million worth of firepower to Ukraine, including additional ammunition for the game-changing High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), Patriot missiles, tank rounds and grenade launchers.

April 4, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov talk to each other during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 21, 2021. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russian commander in Ukraine on the hot seat as campaign stalls

Russian Gen. Valery Gerasimov was sent from Moscow to Ukraine in mid-January to take personal command of President Vladimir Putin's troubled invasion, now in its second year. But less than three months later, he may be on the verge of becoming the latest general sacked for Russia's failures on the battlefield.

April 3, 2023
President Joe Biden watches as a carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, Calif., during a casualty return Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Nikoui died in an attack at Afghanistan's Kabul airport, along with 12 other U.S. service members. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Despite deaths and chaos, Biden admin. has ‘no regrets’ over Afghanistan withdrawal

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told lawmakers that he has "no regrets" about how the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan was carried out, despite the quick toppling of the U.S.-backed government and the August 2021 suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport that killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 170 Afghan civilians.

April 1, 2023