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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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Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint that was previously manned by American troops near the US embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country. (AP Photo)

U.S. commanders in Afghanistan talking to Taliban after takeover

U.S. military commanders on the ground in Kabul regularly communicate with Taliban leaders as they continue a frantic mission to evacuate American diplomats and civilians along with their former Afghan allies seeking refuge from a country firmly in the insurgents' control.

August 17, 2021
Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Farah, capital of Farah province southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Mohammad Asif Khan)

Taliban continues their blitz across Afghanistan

A fast-moving Taliban offensive could leave all of Afghanistan, including the capital of Kabul, in the hands of the radical Islamist insurgency within 90 days, new U.S. intelligence assessments reportedly show. Taliban forces now control about two-thirds of the territory in the vast country as the Pentagon completes its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan after the two-decade war.

August 11, 2021
In this July 21, 2021, file photo, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) ** FILE **

Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for all personnel

For months, Defense Department officials encouraged, cajoled and pleaded with the troops to take the COVID-19 vaccine. But with the much more contagious delta variant raising its head and the numbers still insufficient, the Pentagon said the Mr. Nice Guy approach is over.

August 9, 2021
In this undated file photo, Afghan workers wait for an escort to leave Forward Operating Base Salerno at the end of a day's work. Hundreds of villagers near the base work there daily despite the danger of cooperating with the U.S.-led coalition. (Mary F. Calvert/The Washington Times) **FILE**

Pentagon faulted on protections for foreign workers

The Pentagon relies on an army of foreign workers in places like Afghanistan and Iraq to construct its base camps and prepare hot meals for troops so they can focus on warfighting. But for years, there have been reports of the abuse of workers hired to support overseas U.S. military operations.

August 5, 2021
Members of the Air Force walk away from the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Washington. Gunshots were fired Tuesday morning near the entrance of the Pentagon, resulting in multiple injuries. The facility, the headquarters of the U.S. military, was temporarily placed on lockdown. The Arlington County Fire Department reported multiple patients, but it wasn't immediately clear if they had been shot and the extent of their injuries were unknown. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

FBI to lead investigation into fatal Pentagon shooting

A Pentagon police officer was killed and the Pentagon was in lockdown for several hours Tuesday following a confrontation that resulted in multiple casualties just outside the giant military office building Tuesday morning.

August 3, 2021
In this Feb. 12, 2009, photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Ex-Marine general decries shrinking force, swelling bureaucracy

In addition to the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who actually fight the nation's battles, more than 60 people with the job title "deputy assistant secretary of defense" clock in at the Pentagon every morning. The staff assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense has increased a hundredfold since 1947 when President Truman appointed James Forrestal to the position.

July 29, 2021
Capt. Chris Marvin, commander of the USS San Jacinto, observes as Lt. j.g. Colton Drake maneuvers a simulated warship alongside a cargo vessel at the Navigation Seamanship and Shiphandling Trainer in Norfolk, Va., on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (Mike Glenn/The Washington Times)

Navy turns to virtual shipboard training to prevent real-life accidents

The sky was dark and the sea was calm on June 17, 2017, when the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald crashed into the ACX Crystal, a Philippine-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Japan. The collision killed seven sailors and caused extensive damage to the destroyer. No injuries were reported aboard the merchant vessel. The Navy is working to address those issues with its Mariner Training Centers in Norfolk, Virginia, and San Diego, California.

July 29, 2021