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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U.S. Army soldiers conduct preflight checks and load cargo onto CH-47 Chinooks Aug. 27, 2023, at al-Asad air base, Iraq.

Attacks on US troops in Middle East have diminished, Pentagon says

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Remains of WWII heavy bomber gunner identified decades after his death

Staff Sgt. Franklin P. Hall was identified in July by scientists who used anthropological and DNA analysis, military officials said.

Military aid societies battle for bragging rights on Giving Tuesday

The relief societies are competing to see who can raise the most donations in a single day.

Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone, 25, of Gorham, NH died Nov. 10, 2023, along with four fellow crew members when their MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during refueling training over the Mediterranean Sea.

Army soldier killed in helicopter crash remembered in New Hampshire

Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone was one of five Army special operations aviators killed when their helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10.

VA delays disputed change in how it pays for veterans’ ambulance trips

New rules were set to go into effect next February but will now be delayed until 2025.

U.S. Army soldiers conduct preflight checks and load cargo onto CH-47 Chinooks Aug. 27, 2023, at al-Asad air base, Iraq.

Attacks on US troops in Middle East have diminished, Pentagon says

The four-day break has been the longest since steady attacks began on Oct. 17.

Trump hints at expanded role for military. US law has few guardrails.

The Insurrection Act allows presidents to call on reserve or active-duty military units to respond to unrest, an authority that's not reviewable.

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50 years later, memories of biggest blowout Army-Navy game remain

This year marks 50 years since the 1973 Army-Navy football game, the biggest blowout in the history of the series.

A military man in combat in a scene from the 2001 film "Black Hawk Down."

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The remains of U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker were identified in July, nearly 79 years after his death.

Military scientists identify remains of soldier who died in WWII

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker died in World War II during a battle in Germany.

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