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.
As Nimitz heads home, questions arise about carrier presence in Middle East
The aircraft carrier Nimitz is heading home after an extra-long deployment, amid questions of whether that should be the norm.
This is why so few troops have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine
The Defense Department has administered about half of the doses it has on-hand.
In uncertain economic times, some of the services are upping their recruiting goals
Mass unemployment creates big opportunities for recruiting.
Austin visits troops standing watch at the locked-down US Capitol
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Army National Guardsmen from around the country.
State National Guard chiefs call for more troops, more benefits for federal missions
The stress on the National Guard has pushed its leaders to speak out
Drawdowns of troops in Germany and Afghanistan up in the air
May is looking less likely for the full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
Nearly 200 National Guardsmen have tested positive for COVID-19 since deploying to DC
Hundreds of troops are in isolation in Washington after testing positive for COVID-19.
Biden ends Trump ban on transgender service members
Service members are once again allowed to transition to their preferred gender.
The border emergency is canceled, but thousands of troops there aren’t scheduled to go home
More than 3,000 troops are stationed at the border, and they'll continue to stay there.
