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Mike Glenn

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

Members of an Iraqi Shiite militant group attend the funeral of a fighter with the Kataib Hezbollah, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

After attacks, U.S., Iraq discuss future of American deployment

A decade after the Iraqi government asked for help with their struggle against the Islamic State terrorist group, officials in Washington and Baghdad are set to launch discussions that could lead to the departure of some 2,500 American military personnel who remain in Iraq.

January 25, 2024
Infantry Marines from the 26th Expeditionary Unit stand next to an armored vehicle on the USS Bataan in the Aegean Sea, Greece, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. The Bataan, an amphibious assault ship, is leading a U.S. Navy task force in the eastern Mediterranean as the United States maintains an increased level of military deployment in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Derek Gatopoulos)

‘Decade of decline’ for U.S. military tees up likely campaign clash for 2024

The Army doesn't have enough soldiers, the Navy's fleet is half the size it was during the Cold War, and Air Force pilots aren't getting the flight time needed to maintain their edge. That's the stark conclusion of the latest ranking of U.S. military strength from The Heritage Foundation think tank, which says a "decade of decline" has left America's armed forces with a "weak" rating for the second year in a row.

January 24, 2024
In this Department of Defense video, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin provides opening remarks at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 from his home in Great Falls, Va. Austin has been recuperating at home from complications from prostate cancer treatments. (Department of Defense via AP)

Austin meets virtually from home with Ukraine supporters

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday convened a virtual meeting with dozens of allies supporting Ukraine from his home where he's recovering from prostate cancer treatment that led to a hospital stay kept secret for a time from the president, Congress and the public.

January 23, 2024