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.
Sexual assault survivors are twice as likely to leave the military voluntarily, report finds
Men are especially likely to seek a separation after an assault, the Rand Corp. study found.
Two guardsmen dead of COVID-19 complications, bringing military’s total to 19
The deaths are the first reported for February.
Defense secretary orders 60-day stand-down to confront extremism in the military
Guidance is forthcoming on what Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expects to see out of the stand-down.
Space Force is looking for a few good soldiers, sailors
Space Force is looking to recruit hundreds of young people, as well as a few dozen soldiers and sailors.
As Nimitz heads home, questions arise about carrier presence in Middle East
The aircraft carrier Nimitz is heading home after an extra-long deployment, amid questions of whether that should be the norm.
This is why so few troops have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine
The Defense Department has administered about half of the doses it has on-hand.
In uncertain economic times, some of the services are upping their recruiting goals
Mass unemployment creates big opportunities for recruiting.
Austin visits troops standing watch at the locked-down US Capitol
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Army National Guardsmen from around the country.
State National Guard chiefs call for more troops, more benefits for federal missions
The stress on the National Guard has pushed its leaders to speak out
