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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.

Articles by Mike Glenn

A pair of F-15C Eagles from the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, in Japan, take off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, while participating in Northern Edge, a joint training exercise. (Bill Roth/Alaska Dispatch News via AP) ** FILE **

U.S. Air Force plane crashes into North Sea

Searchers have discovered the body of a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who went down early Monday in the North Sea. The pilot was discovered after the wreckage of the F-15C Eagle was located.

June 15, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive for a joint news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday Jan. 31, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)

Defense Department announces $250M aid package for Ukraine

A $250 million security assistance package to Ukraine will provide them with training, equipment and advisory efforts to strengthen their capability to defend against Russian aggression, Department of Defense officials announced this week.

June 12, 2020
In this March 16, 2020, photo, Neal Browning receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

Army says COVID-19 vaccine ready for human trials

After going through more than two dozen prototypes, Army researchers have selected a coronavirus vaccine candidate -- along with two backups -- to advance to the next stage of research.

June 12, 2020
In this file photo, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday delivers remarks during the retirement ceremony in honor of Steffanie B. Easter, director of Navy Staff. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released) **FILE**

Navy bans Confederate flag aboard ships

The U.S. Navy is banning the Confederate battle flag from public spaces aboard ships, aircraft and submarines as the country continues to grapple over questions about police abuse and racial equality.

June 9, 2020
Cindy McCain, wife of late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., with Secretary of Defense James Mattis, left, and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, depart after laying a ceremonial wreath honoring all whose lives were lost during the Vietnam War at at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. (Mary F. Calvert/Pool photo via AP)

James Mattis, John Kelly attacks on Trump drag military into partisan politics

In an extraordinary break with tradition, a slew of recently servicing senior brass -- capped by retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, Mr. Trump's ill-starred first secretary of defense -- have gone public with their criticisms of the commander in chief and their concerns he is dragging the military into partisan waters.

June 4, 2020
Defense Secretary Mark Esper listens during a Cabinet Meeting with President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mark Esper urges troops to remember Constitution, stay out of politics

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper on Tuesday reminded the troops that they must remain above politics -- especially as protests and rioting have broken out in cities across the nation following the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.

June 2, 2020