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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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This March 27, 2008, aerial file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

GAO sees persisting problems in privatized military housing

The Defense Department needs to take on a larger oversight role in the management of privatized housing for the troops to make sure complaints about substandard conditions like mold, leaks and rodents are dealt with, according to a new report by auditors from the Government Accountability Office.

March 29, 2020
In this Friday, March 27, 2020 photo provided by Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, makeshift hospital rooms stretch out along the floor at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. New York Gov. Cuomo said the state wants to build four more temporary hospitals in New York City within weeks, before coronavirus cases are projected to peak. (Darren McGee/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo via AP)

Army turning NYC’s Javits Center into hospital to fight coronavirus

The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on 11th Avenue in New York is usually the home of events like the city's International Auto Show, but now the venue is gearing up to fight the coronavirus pandemic, with the Army Corps of Engineers readying the facility to be a temporary 1,000-bed hospital.

March 27, 2020
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill are among warships at risk of electromagnetic attacks while transiting the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy) ** FILE **

Coronavirus concerns sidelines aircraft carrier to Guam

After three more sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic -- bringing the total number to eight -- commanders ordered the ship to Guam so the entire 5,000 person crew could be tested.

March 26, 2020
In this file photo, United States Navy Ceremonial Guard line up in formation to participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

Hoaxers using coronavirus fears to scam public

Navy officials said computer hackers are pretending to be with legitimate healthcare organizations like the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to either secure donations under false pretenses or spread computer viruses.

March 21, 2020
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**

Soldier in Texas dead in triple murder

A soldier assigned to Fort Hood in central Texas was shot to death at an apartment complex off-post in a triple slaying that remains under investigation by local and military authorities.

March 19, 2020
In this Jan. 25, 2020, file photo a Boeing 777X airplane takes off on its first flight with the Olympic Mountains in the background at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Boeing Co. reports financial results on Wednesday, Jan. 29. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) **FILE**

Defense industry braces for unknown fallout from virus

The vaunted U.S. military-industrial machine is venturing into the unknown as the coronavirus continues its spread across the country, sector leaders said Wednesday, with the global pandemic threatening to slow down innovation and disrupt key supply chains.

March 18, 2020
A rocket-rigged truck launcher is shown after last week's rocket attack on Camp Taji in Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State is evacuating smaller bases in Iraq to shift troops to larger, easier to defend bases. (Media Security Cell via ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. forces evacuating smaller bases in Iraq following attacks

The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State is pulling hundreds of troops out of smaller outposts in Iraq and shifting them to larger, easier to defend bases, amid a string of attacks from Iran-based Shiite militia groups that have raised questions about the long-term viability of the U.S. military presence in the country.

March 17, 2020