Meghann Myers
Pentagon bureau chief
Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.
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Services were slow to process COVID vaccine exemptions, watchdog finds
A Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork.
1:3 deployment-to-dwell ratio to be standardized under DoD policy starting in Nov
Troops will get at least three years at home in between deployments under new policy.
Capitol Police request National Guard support for Sept. 18 rally backing Jan. 6 rioters
The Pentagon could not say what kind of support the National Guard would be lending to the Capitol Police.
The future of special operations may look a lot different than the GWOT aesthetic we’ve come to know
There's a lot more to special operations than beards and tactical gear.
Pentagon holds special 9/11 remembrance ceremony for building employees
The event was one of several the Pentagon is holding to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attacks.
The Pentagon is evaluating its screening of Afghan evacuees for security risks
An inspector general project will look into how the Defense Department is involved in screening and tracking Afghan evacuees.
The government is looking into ways to slow the growth of military pay
One idea would be to raise both pay and allowances by the same rate every year.
Troop COVID-19 death rate jumps 50-fold since 2020, August deadliest month by far
Eleven troops died in August, more than twice the previous monthly high.
Here’s your chance to help rename Army posts and Navy ships honoring the Confederacy
The public is invited to submit their ideas for renaming 10 Army posts and two Navy ships.
U.S. bases prepared to process up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees
So far, more than 25,000 Afghan evacuees have arrived.
