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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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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
Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, May 12, 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, May 21, 2023 that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen. The fog of war made it impossible to confirm the situation on the ground in the invasion’s longest battle, and the comments from Ukrainian and Russian officials added confusion to the matter. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

Pentagon announces another weapons drawdown for Ukraine

The Pentagon announced Sunday that it would again dip into its supply of weapons for the 38th drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine after a meeting between President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Group of Seven conference in Japan.

May 21, 2023
U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over the Osan U.S. Air Base during a combined air force exercise with the United States and South Korea in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2017. The U.S. has once again buckled under pressure from European allies and Ukraine's leaders and agreed to provide more sophisticated weapons to the war effort. This time it's all about F-16 fighter jets. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Biden approves plan to let Ukrainians train on U.S.-made F-16s and other fighters

President Joe Biden told allied leaders on Friday that the U.S. wouldn't stand in the way of a plan to train Ukrainian pilots to fly Western fighter jets, including the U.S.-made F-16 Fighting Falcon. The White House also is prepared to allow other countries to hand over their F-16s to Ukraine, according to multiple reports.

May 19, 2023
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, May 18, 2023, Russian soldiers prepare a 152 mm self-propelled gun Giatsint-S to fire toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Kremlin tells senior Russian officials quitting during war not an option

The Kremlin is telling high-ranking government officials skeptical of the war in Ukraine that they must stay on the job. Any attempt to resign would be considered disloyal to Russia and could result in criminal charges, according to independent Russian media and British intelligence analysts.

May 18, 2023