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.
DoD attempts to answer your questions about post-Roe abortion access
A question-and-answer list is now up on the military's health website.
Military sexual assault survivors should be able to sue for damages, judges rule
A lawsuit against the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs could now go to trial.
Little warning, unclear responsibilities plagued Afghan resettlement: report
The report calls out the State Department for deeply underestimating the number of refugees.
US launches three airstrikes against al-Shabab in Somalia
The strikes killed four militants, according to a release.
Renaming 9 Confederate-honoring Army posts will cost $21M
The name changes should be completed by early 2024.
Pentagon reminds everyone not to wipe their phones
The Defense Department is responding to revelations that senior officials' phone records were deleted following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The 29th Infantry Division gets to keep its Confederacy-themed patch
The "Blue and Gray Division" patch gets to stay, with a small update.
Service members, military doctors detail obstacles to abortion access after Supreme Court ruling
The end of Roe v. Wade made abortion even more difficult to access for troops and their families.
Africa Command balancing rise of terrorism with limited resources
The outgoing AFRICOM boss on the current state of U.S. presence on the continent.
