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.
Iran claims its drones shadowed Nimitz strike group in Strait of Hormuz
Iran claims its drones captured images of the aircraft carrier Nimitz transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Automatic citizenship has been restored for some troops’ children born abroad
A law passed in March just went into effect, bestowing citizenship on some children of service members born during an assignment abroad.
Pentagon’s top general calls out Nazis, communists, jihadis in 9/11 remarks
Army Gen. Mark Milley invoked diversity, inclusion and a rejection of extremism in his speech.
Wearing masks could become part of troops' standard post-COVID operating procedure
The pandemic is giving military medicine a chance to brush up on its infection prevention expertise.
Africa spec ops commander warns of al-Qaida’s growing influence
At a time when a troop withdrawal is up in the air, U.S. Africa Command's top special operator is sounding an alarm.
Esper punctuates WWII commemoration remarks with a warning to China
Defense Secretary Mark Esper finished his Indo-Pacific trip with remarks at the 75th anniversary commemoration of the end of World War II aboard the battleship where it happened.
The services have work to do when it comes to unconscious bias, SECDEF says
More than outright racist comments, troops tell Defense Secretary Mark Esper that they face unintentional insults.
What war with China could look like
A host of scenarios could push China and the United States into some kind of conflict.
For engineers, deployments to Pacific islands, Southeast Asia could be in the works
The Pentagon's top leadership is interested in expanding the Civic Action Team program.
