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.
Nearly 200 National Guardsmen have tested positive for COVID-19 since deploying to DC
Hundreds of troops are in isolation in Washington after testing positive for COVID-19.
Biden ends Trump ban on transgender service members
Service members are once again allowed to transition to their preferred gender.
The border emergency is canceled, but thousands of troops there aren’t scheduled to go home
More than 3,000 troops are stationed at the border, and they'll continue to stay there.
Two more coronavirus deaths bring military toll to 17
A New York National Guardsman and Reserve sailor bring January's death toll to three.
Among many tasks, newly sworn-in President Biden asked to overhaul the citizenship process for military veterans
An Army veteran and senator has requested President Joe Biden make numerous changes to immigration laws for veterans and their families.
Defense secretary nominee, offering scant details, commits to rooting out extremism, sexual assault in the force
Lawmakers questioned the defense secretary nominee on issues that have been making headlines.
Pentagon won’t say what got 12 Guard troops sent home from Biden inauguration duty in DC
Officials said removed troops will be referred for appropriate criminal or command investigation.
The Pentagon is investigating its response to the deadly Capitol riot
An inspector general query review will look into what went wrong.
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.
