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.
Lawyer: Lax rules preceded submarine shower videos
An attorney for a sailor caught up in the Wyoming video scandal is focusing on the sub's personal electronics rules.
Ship selection: Surface warriors pick Rota, LCS
On ship selection night at the Naval Academy, 243 midshipmen were given a choice of 255 billets on more than 100 ships.
Official: Navy investigating pilot's campus fly-by
An F/A-18E pilot who flew over the University of California, Berkeley, Tuesday is under investigation.
Coast Guard renders court-martial verdicts in late 2014
The Coast Guard handed down 36 courts-martial verdicts in the last three months of 2014.
New SAPR reporting rules boost response time
To ensure resources are made available to sexual assault victims, the Navy requires a new progress report be filed.
Amphibious ships positioned closer to Yemen
Two amphibs moved into the Red Sea in case an evacuation of Americans is needed in Yemen's civil war.
Zukunft: Ships needed for Arctic, drug interdiction
Adm. Paul Zukunft made his case for more ships, airplanes and resources, though the service has a long acquisition list.
SECNAV unveils new name for LCS: the 'fast frigate'
New Freedom- and Independence-class ships will now be christened as "fast frigates." Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said.
The clock is winding down to save the USS Ranger
The decommissioned supercarrier Ranger is headed for the scrapyard, unless an 11th-hour effort to save it succeeds.
