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.
Trump blasts dismissed Army officer at center of impeachment inquiry as insubordinate, dishonest
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was removed from his post at the White House a day earlier.
Army officer who testified against Trump out early from NSC
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman could be out at the National Security Council.
Here’s your friendly election-year reminder to stay away from politics while in uniform
Service members are not allowed to endorse candidates while representing the military.
Space Force troops won’t be called ‘spacemen’
The Space Force will start transferring airmen into its ranks this year.
Esper issues talking points before Pentagon budget roll-out
Ahead of briefings on the services' budgets, Defense Secretary Mark Esper sent a round-up of priorities to his top leadership.
Lawmakers question Pentagon’s efforts to reduce sexual assault at military academies
A 32-percent spike in reports has prompted a review of sexual assault prevention efforts.
Nearly 60 service members could be eligible for the the Purple Heart following Iran ballistic missile attack
If approved, 64 Purple Hearts for injuries sustained from the Iran ballistic missile strike would surpass the 47 Purple Hearts awarded to Marines from 2016 to 2018 supporting Operation Inherent Resolve — the U.S.-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
Sexual assault reports are up a third this year at the military service academies
Reports jumped in 2019, though officials couldn't say whether the overall prevalence of assaults changed as well.
Esper says he personally briefed Trump on the seriousness of TBI after Iran attack, now at 64 cases
Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he told the president that TBI is serious.
