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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

In this file photo, flowers decorate a fence outside of Fort Hood's east gate on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Killeen, Texas, in honor of those killed and wounded in the Fort Hood shooting on April 2. (AP Photo/ Tamir Kalifa) **FILE**

Fort Hood review committee begins two-week investigation

A civilian review committee arrived at Fort Hood over the weekend to launch a two week fact-finding mission intended to determine whether the "command climate and culture" at the sprawling post in central Texas reflects the Army's stated values.

August 31, 2020

Crash with U.S. Army vehicle kills four South Koreans

A civilian sports utility vehicle rear-ended a U.S. Army armored personnel carrier near the border with North Korea, killing four South Koreans who were inside, Stars & Stripes reported Monday.

August 31, 2020
The fireplace of the Nature Lodge Museum and Store at Big Basin Redwoods State Park stands among the devastation Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in Boulder Creek, Calif., wrought by the CZU August Lightning Complex, which destroyed nearly all buildings and burned thousands of trees at the park. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)

Army troops battle a new enemy: wildfires

Military troops are putting down their rifles and picking up axes and shovels to join the fight against dozens of wildfires that are burning across the western United States, officials said.

August 30, 2020
In this Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, during the House impeachment inquiry hearings in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool) **FILE**

John Ratcliff accuses Congress of leaking of classified info

Accusing members of Congress of leaking classified information "within minutes" of receiving it, the Direction of National Intelligence on Sunday defended his decision to primarily rely on written security reports rather than in-person briefings in the future.

August 30, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Fort de Bregancon, southern France, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (Christophe Simon/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Trump’s anger at Merkel, not sound policy, behind U.S. troop withdrawals, experts say

The Pentagon's decision to cut U.S. troops in Germany from approximately 36,000 to about 24,000 isn't the first reduction in the number of American military personnel. But the latest move was brought about more because of personal pique on the part of President Trump rather than well-thought-out foreign policy, according to a panel of foreign policy experts.

August 25, 2020
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's mission is defined by the U.S. Army to include "provid[ing] continuous oversight, control, integration, and coordination of Army forces supporting" the U.S. Strategic Command. (www.army.mil/organization)

Army Space and Missile Defense Command joins U.S. Space Command

The head of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is now wearing two hats after the organization on Friday was named the service's component command to U.S. Space Command while retaining its responsibilities as an element of U.S. Strategic Command.

August 21, 2020
Colonel-Major Ismael Wague, center left, spokesman for the soldiers identifying themselves as the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, holds a press conference at Camp Soudiata in Kati, Mali, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, a day after armed soldiers fired into the air outside President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's home and took him into their custody. The Pentagon on Aug. 21 announced that it was cutting off military aid to the African country in response to the coup. (AP Photo) **FILE**

Pentagon cuts off backing to Mali’s military after coup

The Pentagon has cut off assistance to Mali's armed forces after a military takeover on Tuesday that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from office. In a statement released Friday, the Department of Defense said it "strongly condemns the act of mutiny" and continues to monitor the situation.

August 21, 2020