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.
Among many tasks, newly sworn-in President Biden asked to overhaul the citizenship process for military veterans
An Army veteran and senator has requested President Joe Biden make numerous changes to immigration laws for veterans and their families.
Defense secretary nominee, offering scant details, commits to rooting out extremism, sexual assault in the force
Lawmakers questioned the defense secretary nominee on issues that have been making headlines.
Pentagon won’t say what got 12 Guard troops sent home from Biden inauguration duty in DC
Officials said removed troops will be referred for appropriate criminal or command investigation.
The Pentagon is investigating its response to the deadly Capitol riot
An inspector general query review will look into what went wrong.
The military knows it has a problem with domestic extremists, white supremacists
The Defense Department is in the midst of a review of all of its policies on extremist activity.
National Guard troops are authorized to carry their weapons on Capitol grounds
Troops are authorized to carry their weapons, but they are not acting as law enforcement officers.
Top military leaders issue warning to troops after deadly Capitol insurrection
The Joint Chiefs reiterated their oath to the Constitution and condemned the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building.
The Pentagon won’t say how many COVID-19 vaccines it’s given to troops
DoD has administered about of a third of the vaccines it has on-hand.
How many troops were involved in the Capitol riot? Figuring that out won’t be easy
At least one active-duty soldier is under investigation, as is a retired airman.
