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.
This is why the National Guard didn’t respond to the attack on the Capitol
The response to the siege on the Capitol was mired in red tape.
Entire DC Guard, plus 500 from MD and others from VA, activated after pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol
More than 1,000 National Guard troops have been activated in response to the siege on the Capitol building.`
A Fort Lee instructor is the 15th service member, 2nd active-duty soldier, to die from COVID-19
A 38-year-old solider died Jan. 2 of complications.
Study suggests legislation to tamp down on obesity, improve military recruiting
A Congressional Research Service report says the Defense Department spends more than $1 billion on obesity every year.
New in 2021: Troop withdrawal from Germany in a holding pattern
It'll likely be months before a detailed plan is finished.
Is the military paying troops too much? Yes and no, study finds
The military is paying troops more than it originally intended to, but that might be a good thing, according to Rand Corp.
New in 2021: Border deployments slowly winding down as more wall goes up
Troop presence is down about a third from the height of border deployments.
New in 2021: US troop presence heading down to 2,500 in Iraq and Afghanistan
Further troop withdrawals will be President-elect Joe Biden's call.
New in 2021: The transgender ban, diversity initiatives and toxic chemical research — what will become of these Trump-era policies?
Trump administration changes to the Defense Department could stay or go.
