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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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In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Jan. 22, 2022, servicemen of the engineer-sapper regiment take the military oath in the Voronezh Region, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) **FILE**

Russia having problems with routine military draft

Russia's faltering invasion of Ukraine is apparently adding to logistics problems in the country's routine annual military draft, which is supposed to process and train 120,000 conscripts.

October 4, 2022
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean Air Force's F15K fighter jet fires 2 JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition ) bombs into an island target in South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. The South Korean and U.S. militaries responded to a North Korea morning missile launch by launching fighter jets which fired weapons at a target off South Korea's west coast in a show of strength against North Korea. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

U.S., allies stage new drills after North Korean missile soars over Japan

With the world focused on Russia's faltering invasion of Ukraine, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un managed to insert himself back into the news cycle Tuesday with the test of a new ballistic missile -- with the capacity to carry a nuclear weapon -- that streaked over Japan before plunging into the Pacific Ocean about 2,800 miles away.

October 4, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talks during the press conference with Minister of Defence of Latvia Artis Pabriks during the press conference in Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)

Austin calls Putin’s nuke threats ‘irresponsible’

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's vow to use "all available means" to defend Russia as "an irresponsible statement," in the wake of Moscow annexing four provinces in Ukraine as Russian territory.

October 2, 2022
Russian recruits board a bus at a military recruitment center in Volzhskiy, Volgograd region, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of reservists to beef up his forces in Ukraine. (AP Photo)

Russian army conscripts starting to arrive in Ukraine

Russian army reservists ordered to active duty in President Vladimir Putin's conscription of 300,000 troops have begun arriving in Ukraine to join a faltering invasion that has lasted for more than half a year and sparked protests throughout Russia.

September 29, 2022
Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Russell, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, section chief with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines looks out over a firing range at Fort Stewart, Ga. during a training exercise, on June 13, 2015. Ukraine has received about a dozen American-built HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and has used them to strike Russian ammunition depots, which are essential for maintaining Moscow's edge in firepower. (Corey Dickstein/Savannah Morning News via AP, File)

Biden OKs $1.1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine

President Biden on Wednesday signed off on a $1.1 billion security assistance package to Ukraine, bringing the total U.S. commitment to $16.2 billion since the start of Russia's invasion seven months ago.

September 28, 2022
Members of the exiled Komala Party inspect the aftermath of a bombing in the village of Zrgoiz, near Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, where the bases of several Iranian opposition groups are located, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq has killed and wounded dozens. (AP PhotoAla Hoshyar, Metrography)

Iran attacks Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq as protests spiral at home

Iran launched dozens of missile and drone strikes at Kurdish positions in northern Iraq that are believed to have killed or wounded almost 40 people. Wednesday's attack, the fifth in as many days, resulted in a sharp rebuke from U.S. officials who called it an "unjustified violation of Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity."

September 28, 2022
The seal of the Department of Defense is seen on the podium before Pentagon spokesman U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon establishes new senior coordinator for Arctic policy

Reflecting the expanding global competition for influence and strategic advantage at the top of the world, the Defense Department has named Iris A. Ferguson as "deputy assistant secretary for Arctic and global resilience," a new position to coordinate U.S. military policy in the increasingly-critical region.

September 27, 2022
In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP, File)

Putin expected to address Russia’s parliament on Friday

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled Friday to address both houses of parliament, where analysts say there is a "realistic possibility" he will announce the formal accession of occupied regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

September 27, 2022