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.
Following attacks, Pentagon prepping to send troops to Saudi Arabia’s aid
The Pentagon will spend the weekend determining number of troops and types of equipment it will deploy to the Middle East as a response to Iran's attack on Saudi Arabian oil fields.
What if operators stepped aside when it comes to leading across special operations?
A panel of current and former special operations troops offers some ideas for shaking up SOF leadership.
Former SEAL, SOCOM boss McRaven says we’re going to be in Afghanistan ‘for a very long time’
Retired Adm. Bill McRaven believes negotiating with the Taliban is the wrong move.
Mental health care is the key to keeping spec ops forces ready for the next fight
Special operations funding should include mental health and family support, lawmakers say.
This is the Pentagon’s plan for dealing with toxic chemical contamination on bases
The PFAS task force has four months to make a list of problems and outline how to fix them.
The Pentagon is canceling three border wall projects because the costs went up
Three sections of wall in Arizona are out for now.
Why DoD should start asking recruits whether they vape
Despite the rise in use of e-cigarettes, especially among youth, the military is not asking recruits if they use vaporized nicotine products.
Study explores the idea of allowing some military reservists to work from home or be non-deployable
A new Rand Corp. study suggests loosening some rules to build up interest in military reserve service.
State Department looking at shifts to Afghanistan security assistance
As the U.S. sorts out its next moves with Afghanistan peace, the State Department is evaluating its security assistance to the region.
