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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Pentagon won’t say if troop deployment tempo exceeds recommended goal
The Pentagon says its data on whether troops are getting three months home for every month deployed is classified.
Pentagon worries repealing COVID vaccine mandate will affect readiness
Democratic House leaders now support the change, which has been a priority for congressional Republicans for months.
Study recruits troops to see how sleep deprivation affects the brain
Researchers want to know how sleep deprivation affects brain function.
The military fielded over 200 domestic extremism reports last year
The services are having trouble compiling complete data on extremism reports.
Politicization contributing to Americans’ low trust in the military
A new survey found that it’s the actions of presidents that have predominantly caused respondents to see the Defense Department as politicized.
Pentagon sees no imminent threat to Taiwan from Chinese buildup
Annual report outlines China's military progress.
Army veteran suing timeshare company over predatory lending practices
The lawsuit alleges that the contract violated the Military Lending Act.
Afghan government didn’t think US would actually leave, report finds
And five more reasons Afghanistan fell, according to a new special inspector general report.
Pentagon looking into reports of Russian missile strike in Poland
More than 6,000 U.S. troops are deployed to Poland in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Long-term assistance command to oversee training mission with Ukraine
Security Assistance Group-Ukraine represents the Pentagon’s first move to create more long-term force structure in Europe since Russia’s invasion.
