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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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Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on her nomination for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval Operations, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Milestone Navy nominee faces some familiar questions at Senate grilling

The admiral in line to be the first woman to head the U.S. Navy and the first to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff faced some familiar lines of questioning as a Senate confirmation hearing for Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti focused on the service's shipbuilding plans and maintenance headaches that have resulted in canceled deployments and reduced flying hours.

September 14, 2023
In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30. 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP, File)

Troops who took part in Afghan evacuation to receive Presidential Unit Citation

Two years after the swift collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Kabul and the chaos of the evacuation, the Pentagon this week confirmed that Marine Corps and Army troops who took part in the final mission in Afghanistan will receive the Presidential Unit Citation, the military's highest collective award for valor in combat.

September 1, 2023
Recruits gather to get their uniform at the regional military recruitment center in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. A campaign to replenish Russian troops in Ukraine with more soldiers appears to be underway again, with makeshift recruitment centers popping up in cities and towns, and state institutions posting ads promising cash bonuses and benefits to entice men to sign contracts enabling them to be sent into the battlefield. (AP Photo) **FILE**

Russia prosecuting more soldiers who won’t fight in Ukraine

Prosecutors in Russia filed criminal cases against more than 2,000 soldiers accused of fleeing their posts in the first half of 2023, more than twice the number of AWOL cases for the entire previous year, Russian independent media said.

August 30, 2023
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Temps filling senior Navy jobs as Tuberville-Pentagon standoff grinds on

The Navy is shuffling senior officers into open positions as it contends with the fallout over Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville's block on military confirmations until the Pentagon reverses a new policy that offers support for service members seeking abortions, including fully funding expenses for women who travel to another state for elective abortions.

August 28, 2023
In this handout photo taken from video released by Lefortovo District Court, Robert Shonov walks escorted by officers to the court room at the Lefortovo District Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Robert Shonov, a Russian national who worked at the now-closed U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok for more than 25 years, was detained in the far eastern city and is facing charges of "cooperation on a confidential basis with a foreign state, international or foreign organization." The charge carries punishment of up to eight years in prison. (Lefortovo District Court via AP)

Former Russian employee at U.S. Consulate charged with spying for Washington

Russian officials said a Russian national and former employee of the U.S. Consulate General in Vladivostok spent months gathering information about Moscow's war against Ukraine on behalf of the U.S. government. On Monday, the country's FSB security service said Robert Shonov has been charged with "cooperation on a confidential basis with a foreign state."

August 28, 2023