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.
Esper tells lawmakers he’s not convinced Russia offered Taliban bounties to kill US troops
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and his top military adviser, say they cannot corroborate reports that Russia has paid bounties to Taliban fighters targeting U.S. troops.
VA should already care for veterans with bad-paper discharges, experts say
Congress is ooking into the issue of whether the VA is wrongfully denying services to veterand with bad-paper dischrarges.
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified against Trump, announces retirement from the Army
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman will seek retirement, according to his attorney.
The National Guard will be responding to COVID-19 for the foreseeable future
As cases rise around the country and with a vaccine months out, the chief of the National Guard expects to see his troops continue to mobilize.
Troops who stepped up for COVID-19 pandemic response are eligible for these two medals
Troops who mobilized for COVID-19 support are eligible for the Armed Forces Service Medal or Humanitarian Service Medal.
Increased testing and regional oubtreaks are to blame for military’s COVID-19 spike, officials say
Officials say that troops are staying safe, and the rise in cases has to do with more testing and more community transmission.
Military aviation mishaps and deaths are declining for the first time in years
The military is bringing down aviation mishap numbers, but dangerous and deadly crashes still plague the services.
With COVID-19 spiking, Pentagon OKs travel to all states save three
Only California, Florida and Michigan are still no-go zones for non-essentially Defense Department travel.
Tell us: From promotions to decisions to separate, how is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting your career?
Let us know how the pandemic has affected your thoughts about staying in the military.
