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.
The National Guard will be responding to COVID-19 for the foreseeable future
As cases rise around the country and with a vaccine months out, the chief of the National Guard expects to see his troops continue to mobilize.
Troops who stepped up for COVID-19 pandemic response are eligible for these two medals
Troops who mobilized for COVID-19 support are eligible for the Armed Forces Service Medal or Humanitarian Service Medal.
Increased testing and regional oubtreaks are to blame for military’s COVID-19 spike, officials say
Officials say that troops are staying safe, and the rise in cases has to do with more testing and more community transmission.
Military aviation mishaps and deaths are declining for the first time in years
The military is bringing down aviation mishap numbers, but dangerous and deadly crashes still plague the services.
With COVID-19 spiking, Pentagon OKs travel to all states save three
Only California, Florida and Michigan are still no-go zones for non-essentially Defense Department travel.
Tell us: From promotions to decisions to separate, how is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting your career?
Let us know how the pandemic has affected your thoughts about staying in the military.
As COVID-19 spikes across US, troop diagnoses jump 20 percent in a week
Defense Department coronavirus cases continue to rise, but officials have declined to comment on the spike.
The military is drawing down its U.S.-Mexico border mission. Sort of.
While the border mission is being extended, the number of troops deployed is dropping.
Hundreds of DC National Guard troops activated to help protect monuments
D.C. law enforcement have requested back-up from the National Guard.
