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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

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, applaud during the Military Women's Memorial 25th anniversary celebration, in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Finding jobs for military spouses remains a challenge for Pentagon leaders

Advocates for military families say unemployment and underemployment are major concerns for military spouses and directly affect their financial stability. For the past decade, men and women married to military personnel have had an unemployment rate of about 22%, making them one of the highest unemployed demographics in the U.S.

November 10, 2022
In this photo provided by the Joint Staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, three F-15 warplanes of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, front, and four F-16 fighters of the U.S. Armed Forces fly over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Joint Staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Force via AP) ** FILE **

Plan to pull F-15 fighters from Okinawa sparks alarm in Congress

Republican lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the Pentagon's plan to pull dozens of U.S. F-15 Eagle jet fighters out of Japan at a moment when rising North Korean provocations and China's growing regional assertiveness have Tokyo looking to beef up its forces and expand coordination with the U.S.

November 8, 2022
A Ukrainian soldier flashes the victory sign atop a tank in Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 20, 2022. Ukraine has asked the West to provide it with armor to help replenish its heavy battlefield losses. The country has reportedly received about 300 Soviet-built T-72 tanks from Poland and the Czech Republic and already used them in combat. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

U.S., Netherlands to give Ukraine refurbished Soviet-era tanks

The U.S. is teaming up with the Netherlands to upgrade 90 Czech T-72 tanks that will be shipped to Ukraine with new armor, optics and communications gear. Dutch defense officials told reporters some of the tanks could arrive in the country as early as next month.

November 4, 2022