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. Follow on Twitter @Meghann_MT

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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.

3 days ago

The 29th Infantry Division gets to keep its Confederacy-themed patch

The "Blue and Gray Division" patch gets to stay, with a small update.

6 days ago

Little guidance for troops, dependents who may need to end a pregnancy post-Roe

The Pentagon's current message is "business as usual."

Abortions are rarely performed by military clinics, data shows

Military hospitals performed fewer than 100 abortions between 2016 and 2021.

DoD looks to protect troops, civilian employees from prosecution over new abortion laws

The Justice Department generally shields federal employees whose work might violate state laws.

Marine Corps, Army report disproportionate substance abuse, mental health issues

The Air Force and Coast Guard reported the lowest prevalences.

Pentagon committee on women in the military is back in business

The first meeting of the reconstituted Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services is scheduled for Thursday.

Army equipment stored in Europe being looked at by inspector general

The pre-positioned stocks are being used for the first time ever, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Lawmakers push Army to create separate fitness standard for combat specialties

The new standard would be above and beyond what the Army already evaluates in its current fitness test.

The Army’s search for gender-neutral fitness standards continues

The Expert Soldier Badge is one gender-neutral way the Army can measure combat readiness.

How the Army can work around states cracking down on abortion, trans rights

In the absence of specific policies, commanders have the discretion to use existing guidelines.

New policy keeps HIV-positive troops deployable, bars involuntary separation in some cases

Asymptomatic HIV-positive troops with undetectable viral loads can now continue serving and deploying.

Veterans toxic exposure bill supporters speak on eve of passage

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"Forgotten War" no more? Korean War memorial now features names of fallen troops

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1,200 Fort Bragg soldiers to be relocated from unlivable barracks

The Army is working on a tactical bra