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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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Weapons are loaded on a U.S. F-16 fighter jet as it prepares to take part in the African Lion military exercise, in Ben Guerir, Morocco, June 14, 2021. President Joe Biden on Friday, May 19, 2023, endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, according to two people familiar with the matter, as he huddled with allies at the Group of Seven summit on how to bolster support for Kyiv against Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Austin: Ukraine’s fight with Russia a marathon rather than a sprint

Pushing entrenched Russian troops out of their territory will be more of a long-distance marathon than a sprint for Ukraine's attacking forces, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday, as NATO and allied defense ministers meeting in Brussels cleared the way for Ukrainian pilots to begin training to fly coveted U.S. F16 fighters jets.

June 15, 2023
Members of a Ukrainian air-defense unit demonstrate their work near Kyiv on Monday, May 8, 2023. From camouflaged positions, the units dart out by truck into the farm fields around the capital, ready to take down enemy drones or missiles. Since Russia resumed regular air attacks on April 28, the units have a perfect score, intercepting every drone and missile shot at the capital. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

U.S., NATO allies to provide hundreds of air defense missiles to Ukraine

The U.S. and NATO allies the United Kingdom, Denmark and the Netherlands are joining forces to deliver hundreds of short- and medium-range air defense missiles to Ukraine to help protect civilian targets and prevent attacks like a Russian airstrike on Tuesday that killed more than a dozen people in an apartment building.

June 15, 2023
Marine Gen. Eric Smith, testifies during the Senate Armed Services hearing on his nomination to lead the U.S. Marine Corps, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Marine Corps commandant nominee lays out case for more ships amid transition

General Eric Smith, President Biden's pick to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps, told Congress on Tuesday that he needs a minimum of 31 amphibious ships in order to carry out the service's mission as it undergoes a major transformation of its mission to help confront a rising China.

June 13, 2023
Then-NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a press conference at the start of a NATO summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ** FILE **

Some nations could send troops to defend Ukraine, says ex-NATO chief

Some NATO countries that share a border with Russia might send troops to Ukraine on their own if alliance members, including the U.S., fail to provide "tangible security guarantees" at the upcoming summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

June 8, 2023
Streets are flooded in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jun 6, 2023 after the Kakhovka dam was blown up overnight. The wall of a major dam in a part of southern Ukraine has collapsed, triggering floods, endangering Europe's largest nuclear power plant and threatening drinking water supplies. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine and Russia trade blame for massive dam collapse

Russian and Ukrainian officials hurled blame at each other over the collapse Tuesday of a major dam in southern Ukraine -- an incident that quickly triggered floods, threatened drinking water and added a vexing dimension to the war.

June 6, 2023