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.
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.
Pelosi asks military leaders to prevent Trump from starting a nuclear war in his final days
The concerns come days after an attack on the Capitol building by pro-Trump rioters.
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.
