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Mike Glenn

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

Intelligence mission yanked for National Guard unit where leaks occurred

The Air Force on Tuesday stripped a Massachusetts Air National Guard unit of its intelligence mission after a lone airman there was accused of leaking potentially hundreds of classified military documents, including material about the state of Ukraine's ongoing war against Russia and U.S. assessments of Taiwan's ability to withstand an attack by China.

April 18, 2023

Biden administration moves forward with major F-16 equipment deal for Turkey

The Biden administration wants to sell Turkey aviation software upgrades for its current fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft in a deal valued at $259 million. The White House this week notified Congress of its intent to close the deal.

April 18, 2023

Kremlin reinstates key commander in Ukraine amid internal ‘tensions’

A senior Russian military commander in Ukraine who was sacked in January will likely return to the battlefield amid tense infighting inside the Russian general staff, according to the latest assessment from British military intelligence.

April 17, 2023

Suspected Pentagon leaker arraigned in federal court in Boston

A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard remains in custody after he was charged in connection with the release of hundreds of classified documents to an online gaming chat server, while prosecutors disclosed that a social media platform provided information that led to the suspect.

April 14, 2023

Elite Russian troops decimated after being used as cannon fodder in Ukraine, leaks indicate

The war in Ukraine has gutted Russia's top military units, whose commanders have used them against front-line forces rather than for the clandestine missions they were intended for.

April 14, 2023

Low-level National Guard Airman arrested over sensational intel leaks

The FBI on Thursday arrested 21-year-old National Guard Airman Jack Teixeira in connection with a massive leak of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents, while suspicions deepened that the leak might have become intertwined with a disinformation and influence operation run by a foreign adversary of the United States.

April 13, 2023

Pentagon tightening access to classified information following damaging leaks

The Pentagon is tightening the scope of who has access to classified information following the embarrassing leaking of military intelligence documents on an online chat platform that has sparked problems with allies and adversaries around the globe in recent days.

April 13, 2023

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman may be behind intelligence leaks: Reports

A 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member has been named in multiple reports as the leader of an online chat group where a number of classified military documents were published about the ongoing war in Ukraine and U.S. intelligence operations around the world.

April 13, 2023

Suspected leaker worked on U.S. military base, contends report

A man in his 20s who worked on a U.S. military base may be behind a major leak of secret U.S. intelligence documents that has triggered a diplomatic firestorm and multiple investigations by the Biden administration.

April 13, 2023

Norway boots Russian spies as tension in Europe rises over Ukraine war

Norway ordered more than a dozen Russian diplomats to leave the country, accusing them of spying for the Kremlin while working at their embassy in Oslo. Officials in Norway, a founding member of NATO, said their decision was based on the "changed security situation in Europe" that has led to an increased intelligence threat from Moscow.

April 13, 2023

Fresh revelations as Biden’s team struggles to contain intel leak fallout

The Biden administration struggled Wednesday to get its arms around the expanding diplomatic and public relations disaster as the leaking of a trove of sensitive intelligence documents online has complicated relations with friend and foe alike.

April 12, 2023

Russia launches new ICBM after suspending nuclear arms control treaty with U.S.

The Kremlin says it has successfully test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile, striking a target at a firing range in Kazakhstan only weeks after Russia said it was suspending its observance of the New START accord, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement with the U.S.

April 12, 2023

U.S. sends Green Berets to Ukraine, says leaked Pentagon documents

The U.S. and several other NATO countries sent special forces to Ukraine, according to leaked Defense Department documents that have been spread on social media. The release of the classified material has triggered investigations by the Justice Department and the Pentagon itself.

April 12, 2023

U.S., Philippines launch military exercise as China ends drills around Taiwan

The U.S. and the Philippine militaries on Tuesday began Balikatan 2023, described by officials as the largest joint exercise in decades involving the longtime treaty allies, just days after China completed a series of menacing maneuvers of its own around nearby Taiwan.

April 11, 2023