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 touts ‘brand new’ World War II-era tank display at Fourth of July celebration
Armored vehicles and military aircraft will be part of the White House's Fourth of July event in Washington.
The Army is considering overturning Bowe Bergdahl’s sentence
An Army court heard an appeal to overturn the case on the basis that President Trump's comments amounted to undue command influence.
New Trump policies could end in deportations for some active duty troops
Special immigration exceptions for service members and their families are being eliminated.
Pentagon IDs two soldiers who died in Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Micheal B. Riley, 32, and Sgt. James G. Johnston, 24, died due to injuries from a small arms fire during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Urzugan Province on Tuesday.
Trump OKs letting academy athletes play pro sports
The new policy will let promising athletes defer their five-year service commitment if they are drafted to play professional sports.
Esper lays out priorities in first message to the force as acting SECDEF
Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper is expected to be nominated for the Pentagon's top job.
It’s not ‘Fort Trump,’ but a US division headquarters heading to Poland
At least 1,000 troops, including a UAV squadron and a division headquarters, will start rotational deployments to Poland.
DoD needs to do more to deal with climate change impact on bases says new report
In light of increasingly severe weather caused by climate change, the Defense Department needs to take steps to reduce their impact on installations according to the National Wildlife Federation.
ICE is supposed to consider service when deporting veterans. It hasn’t been.
There is an extra screening process to deport veterans who don't have citizenship, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ignoring it.
