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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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World War II aircraft fly over the World War II Memorial in Washington, Friday, May 8, 2015, in honor of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), during the "Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover." The Flyover above the National Mall features historically sequenced formations of more than 50 vintage World War II aircraft. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Vintage WWII aircraft flyover of D.C. scrubbed due to weather

A commemorative program that would have sent about 60 World War II-era fighters and bombers soaring over a section of Washington, D.C. has been scrubbed for the day, organizers of the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover announced Friday.

September 25, 2020
The lineup includes the Spitfires and Hurricanes that defended England during 1940s Battle of Britain and a pair of B-29 Superfortresses similar to the Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan in August 1945. (Image from Facebook.com/ww2flyover\)

‘Arsenal of Democracy Flyover’ of National Mall set for Friday

Washingtonians and tourists who turn to the skies late Friday morning on the National Mall may be excused if they think they've somehow been recruited as extras in a World War II movie, as dozens of historic fighter planes and bombers take flight to mark the 75th anniversary of the war's end.

September 24, 2020
In this file photo, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper speaks before a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Mark Esper: Don’t pay for COVID-19 on the back of the Pentagon

The Pentagon needs an annual growth rate of three to five percent and no repeat of automatic budget cuts in order to implement the National Defense Strategy and compete effectively with the People's Republic of China in the coming years, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Thursday while answering questions during a virtual town hall meeting with service members.

September 24, 2020
This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

Questions raised about secret Air Force prototype

A decision this month by Air Force officials to publicly acknowledge that it has secretly built and flown a prototype in its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program is raising as many questions as it is providing answers to experts and military analysts.

September 22, 2020
The AH-64D Apache attack helicopter is used mostly by the Army, but it also is found in other countries' military aviation fleets. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Apache helicopter makes emergency landing in Syria

A helicopter from the U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State terror group landed in northeast Syria Tuesday morning due to mechanical issues. There were no injuries, military officials said.

September 15, 2020