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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.

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper told Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe that he has no intention of decreasing the U.S. troop presence in Africa. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S., South Korea at odds over Trump troop payment demand

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-doo acknowledged Monday they still have a lot of work to resolve a divisive dispute over the payments for the U.S. troops defending Seoul from North Korea on the divided Korean peninsula.

February 24, 2020
In this Dec. 20, 2019, file photo Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Pentagon adopts new ethical principles for using artificial intelligence in war

The Pentagon on Monday rolled out a sweeping set of ethical guidelines to govern the use of artificial intelligence on the battlefield, marking a major step forward in the military's campaign to establish firm controls over 21st-century technology and ensure that humans retain control over machines.

February 24, 2020
In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1991, file photo, members of Task Force Ripper of the First Marine Division ride a Humvee under a "Welcome to Kuwait" sign at the entrance to Kuwait City's International Airport. In February 1991, after months of building an international coalition, U.S. forces entered Kuwait to end the Iraqi occupation of its smaller, oil-rich neighbor. (AP Photo/Patrick Downs, File)

Kuwait donates $10 million for Gulf War memorial in D.C.

About 700,000 U.S. troops were part of a coalition of 35 nations that liberated Kuwait following Iraq's invasion in August 1990. And now, 30 years later, Kuwait wants to help pay for a memorial to honor those who fought in their defense.

February 24, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks to reporters during a visit to the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt AFB, Neb., Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Mark Esper plays himself in nuclear war game

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper played himself in a nuclear arms war game during his recent trip to U.S. Strategic Command headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Neb., a top Pentagon official confirmed Friday.

February 21, 2020
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood speaks during a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

John Rood, top Pentagon official, to resign

The Pentagon's top policy official was pushed out of his job Wednesday at the direct request of President Trump, marking the latest senior defense official to leave his post in the last six months amid tensions over the extent of White House influence in military affairs.

February 19, 2020
Buses carrying American passengers from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship leave a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. A group of Americans are cutting short a 14-day quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo, to be whisked back to America. But they will have to spend another quarantine period at a U.S. military facility to make sure they don't have the new virus that's been sweeping across Asia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

U.S. evacuates coronavirus cruise ship passengers

American passengers from a cruise ship docked in Japan on which about 400 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed will be flown to a pair of military bases in the United States, Department of Defense officials confirmed Sunday.

February 16, 2020
In this Tuesday, May 28, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump greets to U.S. servicemen at U.S. Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Navy punishes sailors for MAGA-like patches

The Navy has punished sailors who wore patches on their uniforms that were inspired by President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan during his 2019 Memorial Day visit to the USS Wasp in Japan.

February 13, 2020
In this file photo, a 101st Airborne Division infantryman fires an M4 carbine during partnered live-fire range training May 29, 2015 in eastern Afghanistan. On Feb. 12, 2020, the Army announced it is cycling out a brigade from the storied 101st from a deployment in Africa, replacing it with a new Army unit set up specifically to train and advise foreign military units and called the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Charlie Emmons, TAAC-E Public Affairs) **FILE**

New Army unit heads to Africa on training mission

An Army unit set up specifically to train and advise foreign military units will soon be heading to Africa to replace an infantry brigade from the famed 101st Airborne Division. The swap will allow the infantry brigade to return to their home base at Fort Campbell, Ky. and prepare for "high intensity conflict operations," Department of Defense officials said Wednesday.

February 12, 2020
In this Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the 11th Biennial National Convention and 22nd founding anniversary of the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. in Manila, Philippines. The Philippines on Tuesday notified the United States of its intent to terminate a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country in the most serious threat to the countriesÅf treaty alliance under President Rodrigo Duterte. (Toto Lozano/Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP) **FILE**

Rodrigo Duterte, Philippines president, moves to scrap military pact with U.S.

The Philippine government on Tuesday said it was scrapping a 20-year-old security pact with the United States that allows American troops to take part in military exercises and humanitarian operations in the country, endangering a key foothold for the Pentagon in the region as China adopts an increasingly aggressive tone.

February 11, 2020