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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

Ukrainian self-propelled artillery shoots towards Russian forces at a frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia fires missiles from Ukraine’s neighbor as Kyiv counterattacks

Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukraine's capital from neighboring Belarus early Thursday as Kyiv's counter-offensive in the crucial city of Kherson appeared to be gathering momentum. At least 20 missiles were fired from Belarus, Moscow's key ally in its five-month-old invasion of Ukraine, striking an apartment block in the Chernihiv region as well as buildings outside the country's capital.

July 28, 2022
The logo for the new U.S. Space Force, as tweeted by President Trump on Friday, January 24, 2020. (Twitter)

Biden chooses next chief of U.S. Space Force

President Biden has named his choice for the next leader of the U.S. Space Force, a four-star general position who sits on the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon.

July 28, 2022
This photo provided by GMC shows the GMC Hummer EV, an electric pickup which will relaunch the Hummer brand. With lots of off-road potential and 1,000 horsepower on tap, the Hummer EV certainly makes a bold statement. (Courtesy of GMC via AP)

Army tests electric Humvee for future battlefield use

The Army picked General Motors to provide them with a GMC Hummer EV for a test drive as the service looks to fill a requirement for a light- to heavy-duty battery electric vehicle to reduce the military's reliance on fossil fuels in garrison and in the field.

July 25, 2022
Ukrainian soldiers ride a tank, on a road in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told state-controlled RT television and the RIA Novosti news agency that Russia has expanded its "special military operation" from eastern Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk provinces to include the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions and other captured territories. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

U.S. steps up rocket shipments to Ukraine amid intense fighting in Donbas region

The U.S. is shipping four additional HIMARS launchers to Ukraine as part of its latest package of military assistance to counter Russia. It will include artillery ammunition and rockets and be the 16th drawdown of firepower from the Pentagon's own inventory since last August. Ukraine will have 16 HIMARS from the U.S. and four more rocket launchers from other allied countries.

July 20, 2022
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon chief Austin pledges more firepower to Ukraine for Russia fight

The United States is shipping four additional rocket launchers to Ukraine as part of the latest package of military assistance to counter Russia's five-month-long invasion, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday following a virtual meeting of officials from more than 30 allied countries assisting Ukraine in the fight.

July 20, 2022
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. and South Korea Air Force fighter jets fly in formation during a joint drill on Tuesday, June, 7, 2022. The South Korean and U.S. militaries flew 20 fighter jets over South Korea's western sea Tuesday in a continued show of force as a senior U.S. official warned of a forceful response if North Korea goes ahead with its first nuclear test explosion in nearly five years. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP) **FILE**

South Korea flies first homegrown supersonic jet fighter

South Korea joined an exclusive club this week when its KF-21 Boramae fighter jet took to the sky for the first time. It is now one of the few countries to have developed and successfully flown a homegrown advanced supersonic fighter.

July 20, 2022