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.
New military coronavirus cases show lowest increase in months
Coronavirus cases are trending downward in the military.
Here’s what you need to know about the new guidance for troops planning to travel during coronavirus pandemic
Troops and their families will have to complete a risk assessment and, possibly, a quarantine period.
Pentagon not confirming any plans to halve US troops in Afghanistan by the election
The Pentagon is not expecting the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to drop by half in the next three months.
Esper says he underestimated how much racial injustice affects service members
Defense Secretary Mark Esper called George Floyd's death a wake-up call for military leadership.
Fourth service member COVID-19 death was a Virginia pastor
Spc. Curtis Fort, 61, died July 30.
With the Germany withdrawal, Poland is set to be hosting a lot more US troops
Poland has agreed to construct multiple facilities to support more U.S. troops operating in that country.
After spiking through June and July, military COVID-19 cases level off
After a surging June and July, there are early signs that new cases are leveling off.
There’s a movement building to reverse DoD’s policy on LGBTQ pride flag and other banners
Critics have questioned Esper’s reasoning for banning so many flags in the interest of rooting out one.
AFRICOM ordered to plan move out of Germany, latest pullout from key European ally
It’s the latest move by President Donald Trump to pull U.S. troops and resources from a key European ally.
