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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.

Articles by Mike Glenn

In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Chinese troops march during the Vostok 2022 military exercise at a firing range in Russia's Far East, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Russia on Thursday launched weeklong war games involving forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, as they both face tensions with the United States. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

China, India to take part in military drills hosted by Russia

Moscow claims it sent about 50,000 soldiers to take part in this year's Vostok 2022 military exercises even as Ukraine continues launching counteroffensive operations aimed at taking back sections of the country now occupied by Russian forces.

September 2, 2022
In this handout picture provided by the Press Information Bureau, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the INS Vikrant, India's first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, during its commissioning in Kochi, India, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. India on Friday commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier in its quest to match an aggressive China with a much larger naval fleet. (Press Information Bureau via AP)

India commissions first homegrown aircraft carrier

India commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier on Friday in a bid to both counter China's fast-growing fleet of warships and develop its own indigenous shipbuilding industry.

September 2, 2022
A view of pipe systems and shut-off devices at the gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL (Ostsee-Pipeline-Anbindungsleitung - Baltic Sea Pipeline Link) long-distance gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany, June 21, 2022. (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP, File)

Russia halting natural gas supply to Germany, France

Russia's state-owned energy company, Gazprom, has shut down its gas pipeline connecting Russia to Germany. While Moscow claims the cutoff is a temporary development required for maintenance, the move is raising fears about Europe's fuel supply with winter approaching.

August 31, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talks during the press conference with Minister of Defence of Latvia Artis Pabriks during the press conference in Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)

Pentagon rolls out plan to safeguard civilians on the battlefield

U.S. military commanders will be required to consider how noncombatants could be affected by an air strike or other combat action on a future battlefield, following Thursday's release of a new Defense Department directive on mitigating harm to civilians.

August 25, 2022