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Mike Glenn

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.

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In this Aug. 18, 2010, file photo, California National Guard troops, part of Task Force Sierra, which are training for future deployment at the border along with Border Patrol Agents, stand in formation near the California/Mexico border in San Diego. (John Gibbons/San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Pentagon eyes extension of mission to Mexico border

The 3,500 National Guard troops deployed by President Trump to help with the crush of migrants at the Mexican border will remain at least through the summer and could be staying beyond that, Pentagon officials said this week.

March 17, 2021
Christopher Swecker, right, chairman of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee speaks accompanied by Carrie Ricci, a member of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, during a House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing about Military Criminal Investigative Organization Reform Recommendations from the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Fort Hood woes fueled by investigator inexperience, Congress told

A woman assigned to the Army's Fort Hood would more likely than not be a victim of sexual harassment or sexual assault during her tour of duty there. And any serious incident at the base would be investigated by an Army investigative unit that was chronically understaffed, lacked experience and did not posses the critical police tools needed to solve the crime.

March 16, 2021

Military spouses face hurdle with job licensing rules

More than a third of military spouses in the labor force have jobs that require state licenses. But frequent moves bring challenges in the job market that their civilian counterparts often don't have to deal with.

March 15, 2021
U.S. Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment run through a street Wednesday, April 19, 2006, in Ramadi, 115 km (70 miles) west of Baghdad. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Americans’ trust in military declining, study finds

The U.S. armed forces may be the most trusted institution in the country but a just-published study by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute says there is declining confidence in the military among the nation's population.

March 12, 2021
Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio, in New York in this March 2, 2017, file photo. A Manhattan judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News brought by the former Playboy model who took a $150,000 payoff to squelch her story of an affair with Donald Trump. Karen McDougal had alleged in the suit filed late last year that Fox host Tucker Carlson slandered her by calling the payout “a classic case of extortion.” The judge ruled Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 that the remarks were “rhetorical hyperbole." (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Pentagon, Fox News host Tucker Carlson go to war over ‘feminizing’ the military

A number of high-ranking military officers are using their official social media accounts to denounce Fox News host Tucker Carlson over recent claims that maternity flight suits for pregnant fliers and new directives that loosen hair regulations to accommodate females in the ranks are "making a mockery" of the U.S. military.

March 11, 2021
In this June 1, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump departs the White House to visit outside St. John's Church, in Washington. Walking behind Trump from left are, Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Mark Esper, H.R. McMaster call for independent review of U.S. Capitol siege

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and H.R. McMaster, the retired Army general who served as one of President Trump's national security advisers, are calling for a bipartisan commission to investigate what happened on Jan. 6 when a mob of pro-Trump voters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

March 8, 2021
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Army base in Virginia could house unaccompanied migrant children

An Army garrison in central Virginia could be used to house unaccompanied migrant children amid a dramatic increase in migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico threatens to overwhelm shelter space there, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed Friday.

March 5, 2021