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.
Some veterans salty over Eddie Gallagher’s new clothing line
Retired Special Warfare Operator Chief Eddie Gallagher has launched a clothing line, and the feedback is mixed. Some veterans support him, while others are salty.
US strikes Iran-backed militia strongholds in Iraq and Syria
The U.S. launched strike against Iranian military targets in Syria following a Friday attach in Iraq that killed one American.
How the border wall work-stop could affect troop deployments
Officials have said that more wall will mean fewer troops, but construction has hit a snag.
New for 2020: Here’s why troops can’t sue the military for medical malpractice, and how that’s changing
The long and twisty history of the Feres Doctrine.
The Space Force is officially the sixth military branch. Here’s what that means.
About 16,000 civilian and active duty personnel are now part of the Space Force, but the road to standing up the service is long.
The Pentagon has screened every Saudi trainee in the US. This is what they’ve found.
The Pentagon is beefing up its security vetting process for international students training in U.S. military schools.
This study suggests that troops may get paid too much
A new Rand Corp. study suggests that the military could be overpaying in some cases, while not incentivizing performance in others.
Here’s how a federal court ruling is affecting the military’s border wall construction plans
A fraction of military construction funding had been used to build border barriers before a judge ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to stop work.
Could mild brain injuries be affecting good order and discipline? The Pentagon wants to find out.
The Pentagon is studying how blast exposure affects service members' health.
