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.
Experts tell lawmakers rapid Afghanistan withdrawal is a recipe for another terror attack
Experts warned that 2,500 troops will not be able to stand in the way of a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Iranian attacks are down, but not over, CENTCOM commander says
Iranian attacks on U.S. forces have gone down, but there's no reason to believe they're going away.
Pentagon shakeup means more civilian oversight for special operations
A more empowered assistant defense secretary now has a direct line to the SECDEF to talk special operations.
Acting defense secretary assures end of ‘generational’ Mideast wars in announcement of partial drawdown
Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller announced the next phase of the Afghanistan withdrawal on Tuesday.
Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq
The order would stop short of outgoing President Donald Trump’s goal to have all troops withdrawn by the end of the year.
An Army reservist is the military’s 10th coronavirus death
A Florida-based Army reservist died Thursday.
What does the new acting SECDEF mean for the war in Afghanistan?
Eyes are on Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller in the waning days of the Trump administration.
'Always do the right thing’: Mark Esper issues his last memo to the force
The former defense secretary thanked for the force for upholding their values and urged them to "always do the right thing."
Exclusive: Esper, on his way out, says he was no yes man
Defense Secretary Mark Esper called Military Times for a lengthy discussion of his time in office.
