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.
Hundreds of recruits got into the Army without passing a mandatory fitness test
In early 2017, the Army implemented a new fitness test. But not everyone took it.
More troops are heading to the US-Mexico border
A thousand National Guard troops and 1,100 more active duty will be supporting Customs and Border Patrol.
Can Mark Esper save DoD? Senators sure hope so.
Army Secretary Mark Esper could be confirmed as the new defense secretary early as Thursday.
Navy secretary temporarily takes over Pentagon’s top job ahead of Esper confirmation hearing
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer is expected to perform two of the Pentagon's top roles in the coming weeks.
Why DoD is still using burn pits, even while now acknowledging their danger
Burn pits come with a lot of health risks, but the Pentagon says they sometimes can't avoid using them
Senators want to know if the next Joint Chiefs chairman can stand up to Trump
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley faced questioning Wednesday on his road to confirmation as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
4-star: Ship deployments, more high-level exercises could help stabilize Latin America
In U.S. Southern Command, the National Defense Strategy is as much about combating local corruption as competing with Russia and China.
Army, Navy face big shake-up on the road to confirming the next SECDEF
Both the Army and Navy secretaries are expected to fill the Pentagon's top role in the coming weeks. Or months.
Top military officials to join in on DC’s Fourth of July celebration
The Pentagon confirmed that top Defense Department officials will attend the president's Fourth of July celebration.
