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Mike Glenn

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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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Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston, left, Army Gen. Joseph Martin, vice chief of staff, center left, Ryan McCarthy, Acting Secretary of the Army, center right, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, participate in the Dignified Return for Sgt. 1st Class Elis Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Ortiz was killed in action Sept. 5, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ortiz was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Army to spend billions on barracks upgrades

While substandard housing conditions for military families have recently received widespread coverage and congressional scrutiny, Army officials said they haven't forgotten about the places where single troops live.

October 14, 2020
In this Aug. 5, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35 fighter jet pilot and crew prepare for a mission at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. (Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury/U.S. Air Force via AP) **FILE**

Israel unease on F-35 sales to UAE tests Trump Mideast breakthrough

The U.S.-brokered normalization accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates last month -- the first such accord with an Arab state in decades -- has been accompanied by a push from the UAE to buy Lockheed Martin's state-of-the-art F-35 Lightning II fighter jets for its military.

October 11, 2020
In this March 25, 2015, photo, U.S. Army soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team and South Korean soldiers take their positions during a demonstration of the combined arms live-fire exercise as part of the annual joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States at the Rodriquez Multi-Purpose Range Complex in Pocheon, north of Seoul, South Korea. The South Korean and U.S. militaries have postponed on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, their annual joint drills out of concerns over a virus outbreak. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) **FILE**

Army signs $1.2 billion Stryker air defense deal

The Army awarded a $1.2 billion contract for a fleet of Stryker combat vehicles specifically equipped to counter unmanned aerial systems along with a range of other aircraft, officials with General Dynamics Land Systems announced.

October 6, 2020
FILE - In this July 27, 2019 file photo, Admiral Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks with the news media following a commissioning ceremony for the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer, the USS Paul Ignatius, at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Faller said on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 that military officials are focusing on preparing for "the day after" once "isolated" Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro leaves power. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) **FiLE**

U.S. sees threat to Western Hemisphere security in Chinese fishing push

It may seem a minor concern when compared to the violent transnational criminal organizations who move $90 billion worth of illegal narcotics through the region every year, but U.S. military officials say the practice of illegal fishing is destabilizing communities across Latin and South America and has become a growing security problem.

October 5, 2020
This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

Pentagon watching COVID-19 effect on suicide rates in military

The number of U.S. military members who took their own life was down slightly in 2019 compared to the previous two years, Pentagon officials said during the release of the Department of Defense Annual Suicide Report, amid concerns the number may have turned up in the trying first three quarters of 2020.

October 1, 2020
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Pentagon awards $20 million to increase production of COVID-19 medicines

The Department of Defense signed a $20 million deal with a Maryland-based pharmaceutical company to develop a domestic production line for critical ingredients used to treat COVID-19 patients that have long been sourced from overseas, Pentagon officials announced Monday.

September 28, 2020
This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

Delbert D. Black is namesake of Navy’s latest warship

The USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) was commissioned Saturday at Port Canaveral, Fla. The ceremony was a private event due to health and safety concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, Navy officials said.

September 27, 2020