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.
Upgraded valor award presented to son of fallen COP Keating hero
The Army presented a Distinguished Service Cross to fallen Staff Sgt. Justin Gallegos's son on Saturday.
US military bases in South Korea are working through a weekslong network outage
The American military computer network in Seoul and near the border with North Korea has been down.
This battalion commander tried to withhold holiday time off for recruiters who didn’t make quotas
It's the latest sign that the Army is struggling to meet its recruiting goals.
These soldiers bought tickets to fly home for Christmas. Then their leave was canceled.
A brigade of soldiers deployed to Eastern Europe are having to cancel holiday travel plans after their leave requests were denied.
The head of US special operations is putting out new guidance following ethics concerns, high-profile scandals in his force
The head of SOCOM is calling on his organization to do a review of its ethics training and programs.
The Army is putting off some involuntary discharges to help build the NCO corps
The Army is extending retention control points for some mid-grade NCOs.
Two surviving Army pilots are suing Sikorsky over a helicopter crash that killed their crew chief
Two Army pilots and the wife of their fallen crew chief are suing Sikorsky over a deadly 2017 helicopter crash that could have been caused by a manufacturing defect.
US special operations soldier injured, French troop killed in car crash in Africa
American and French special operations troops were involved in a vehicle accident in Niger late Saturday evening that left one French service member dead.
The Pentagon is reviewing the special operations community after a series of high-profile scandals
The Defense Department has until March to submit an evaluation of U.S. Special Operations Command's ethics and professionalism standards and programs.
