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.
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified against Trump, announces retirement from the Army
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman will seek retirement, according to his attorney.
The National Guard will be responding to COVID-19 for the foreseeable future
As cases rise around the country and with a vaccine months out, the chief of the National Guard expects to see his troops continue to mobilize.
Troops who stepped up for COVID-19 pandemic response are eligible for these two medals
Troops who mobilized for COVID-19 support are eligible for the Armed Forces Service Medal or Humanitarian Service Medal.
Increased testing and regional oubtreaks are to blame for military’s COVID-19 spike, officials say
Officials say that troops are staying safe, and the rise in cases has to do with more testing and more community transmission.
Army sexual assault prosecutor acquitted of rape and battery
A kinky sexual relationship gone wrong and a CID investigation hamstrung by inexperience.
Military aviation mishaps and deaths are declining for the first time in years
The military is bringing down aviation mishap numbers, but dangerous and deadly crashes still plague the services.
With COVID-19 spiking, Pentagon OKs travel to all states save three
Only California, Florida and Michigan are still no-go zones for non-essentially Defense Department travel.
Tell us: From promotions to decisions to separate, how is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting your career?
Let us know how the pandemic has affected your thoughts about staying in the military.
As COVID-19 spikes across US, troop diagnoses jump 20 percent in a week
Defense Department coronavirus cases continue to rise, but officials have declined to comment on the spike.
