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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

Attendees talk with recruiters, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at a job fair that was part of a "transition summit" intended to provide employment and educational information to soldiers who may exit military service in the next year, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More than 4,500 service members attended the three-day event. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Military spouse unemployment undermines recruitment, retention

The difficulties military spouses face finding good-paying jobs are fast becoming not just a matter of individual concern but also a national security issue, one that is undermining the military's ability to recruit and retain personnel.

October 22, 2019
One hundred soldiers from the Army's 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment salute during the national anthem at a welcome home ceremony, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 at Fort Stewart, Ga. Overall about 2,200 soldiers from Fort Stewartís 3rd Infantry Division have deployed to Afghanistan this year. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

Fort Stewart accident: 3 Army soldiers killed

U.S. Army officials say three soldiers were killed and three others were injured when the armored vehicle they were riding in was involved in an accident during training at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

October 20, 2019
Pirarucu fish gather for a chance to snatch a fish off a line in Manaus, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. The pirarucu is the largest freshwater fish in South America. Manaus is one of 12 cities hosting matches during the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Pirarucu, piranha-frustrating fish, intrigues Air Force

The Air Force is taking a hard look at fish. Specifically, a native of the Amazon region known as a pirarucu that inhabits rivers in countries such as Brazil and Peru that are infested with piranha with their razor-sharp teeth.

October 17, 2019
In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, flames and smoke billow from a big fire in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, caused by bombardment by Turkish forces, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Wednesday on Syrian Kurdish fighters to leave a designated border area in northeast Syria 'as of tonight' for Turkey to stop its military offensive. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey NATO status complicates response to Erdogan Syria incursion

Its behavior in recent years may have left Turkey a NATO ally "in name only," but some experts say there is virtually no appetite -- and no legal mechanism -- to kick the country out of the 70-year-old alliance even as its military offensive in Syria further divides Ankara from the U.S. and its Western partners.

October 16, 2019
The crew of the U.S. Navy's newest attack submarine, the future USS Oregon enters for its christening ceremony at Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Politicians, shipyard leaders and Navy officials gathered for a ceremony at the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, where they spoke about the importance of Virginia-class submarines and praised the skills of the thousands of shipyard workers in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Virginia who built the Oregon. (Dana Jensen/The Day via AP)

U.S. Navy cracks down on beards on board

The Navy is cracking down on facial grooming standards, announcing it will no longer give permanent waivers for sailors who have medical conditions that can make shaving a painful experience.

October 16, 2019
Army Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, 38, graduated from West Point in 2002 on the front end of America’s longest war. After infantry and then Special Forces qualifications, he found himself, as a team captain, engaged in intense daily patrols and killings around Marjah, west of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban. (Photo courtesy of Army Maj. Mathew Golsteyn)

Accused Green Beret’s lawyer says government is violating his rights

The lawyer representing a decorated Green Beret facing a December court-martial in the killing of a suspected Taliban bombmaker claims the Army's "increasingly secretive prosecution" of Major Mathew Golsteyn violates his constitutional rights and raises "troubling questions."

October 11, 2019
Infantry soldiers with 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire an FGM-148 Javelin during a combined arms live fire exercise in Jordan on Aug. 27, 2019, in support of Eager Lion. Eager Lion, U.S. Central Command's largest and most complex exercise, is an opportunity to integrate forces in a multilateral environment, operate in realistic terrain and strengthen military-to-military relationships. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Liane Hatch)

Javelin missiles for Ukraine at center of Trump impeachment drama

A powerful U.S. anti-armor missile prized for its ability to knock out the world's toughest tanks has emerged as the unlikely center of the impeachment dispute sparked by a fateful July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

October 8, 2019