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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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Protesters demonstrate in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, against the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Questions abound for Iranian military in wake of Soleimani killing

Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the veteran Iranian military leader killed by a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad earlier this month, enjoyed a level of autonomy from his superiors in Tehran that his successor likely will not possess, according to a new analysis of the Iranian military from the American Enterprise Institute.

January 21, 2020
The USS Arizona Memorial is shown during a ceremony to mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Survivors and members of the public gathered in Pearl Harbor to remember those killed when Japanese planes bombed the Hawaii naval base 78 years ago and launched the U.S. into World War II. About a dozen survivors of the attack attended the annual ceremony, the youngest of whom are now in their late 90s. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Some question naming carrier for black Pearl Harbor hero

The Navy's decision to name a future Ford Class aircraft carrier after a black sailor who was decorated for heroism following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor has been met with widespread -- but not universal -- acclaim.

January 20, 2020
AK-47 - a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62x39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is also known as Kalashnikov, AK, or in Russian slang, Kalash. Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year of World War II (1945). After the war in 1946, the AK-47 was presented for official military trials. In 1948, the fixed-stock version was introduced into active service with selected units of the Soviet Army. An early development of the design was the AKS (folding), which was equipped with an underfolding metal shoulder stock. In 1949, the AK-47 was officially accepted by the Soviet Armed Forces[8] and used by the majority of the member states of the Warsaw Pact. Even after six decades the model and its variants remain the most popular and widely used assault rifles in the world because of their substantial reliability even under harsh conditions, low production costs compared to contemporary Western weapons, availability in virtually every geographic region and ease of use. The AK-47 has been manufactured in many countries and has seen service with armed forces as well as irregular forces worldwide, and was the basis for developing many other types of individual and crew-served firearms. More AK-type rifles have been produced than all other assault rifles combined.

Dustin Peters, Marine veteran, accused of bringing weapons onto Coast Guard base

A North Carolina man remains in federal custody on firearms charges after a routine security check at a Coast Guard base in New Jersey led to the discovery of several weapons in his vehicle, including an AK-47 rifle that had been modified to fire fully automatic, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey said.

January 19, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Mustafa Kassem, U.S. citizen, Egypt death angers Mike Pompeo

An American citizen who died Jan. 13 after six years of imprisonment in Egypt was the subject of sharp words on Sunday from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Egyptian government officials during a summit in Berlin to discuss peaceful solutions for Libya.

January 19, 2020
Crewmen sit inside Bradley fighting vehicles at a US military base at an undisclosed location in Northeastern Syria, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. The deployment of the mechanized force comes after US troops withdrew from northeastern Syria, making way for a Turkish offensive that began last month. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Army cancels competition to replace the Bradley

The Army is pulling the plug on plans to replace the venerable M-2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle with a more up-to-date replacement that could even carry soldiers into combat by remote control.

January 17, 2020
In this Jan. 29, 2016, file photo shows the entrance to the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola, Fla.  (AP Photo/Melissa Nelson, File) **FILE**

After Pensacola shooting, Pentagon steps up foreign student checks

Following a shooting last month at a naval base in Florida that left three people dead and at least eight injured, the Department of Defense said it was take a bigger role in determining whether foreign military officers attending specialized training in the U.S. pose a security risk.

January 16, 2020
In this June 3, 2011, file photo, the Pentagon is seen from air from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

Pentagon: Technology, defense prevented deaths in Iran missile attack in Iraq

U.S. technology and extensive defensive preparations helped prevent U.S. and coalition casualties following Iran's missile attack on two bases in Iraq, Pentagon officials said Wednesday, far more than any effort on Tehran's part to offer a controlled and limited response to the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani that resulted in no American or allied casualties

January 8, 2020
"We are not looking to start a war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one," Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper said during an interview this week. (Associated Press)

Mark Esper defends Qassem Soleimani airstrike

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper stepped out of the wings and took center stage in the raging Washington debate over the wisdom of President Trump's airstrike targeting a top Iranian general, defending the decision forcefully in the press and in a briefing for reporters at the Pentagon and insisting Iran was "days away" from an attack of its own.

January 7, 2020