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.
Joint Chiefs chairman says permanent basing overseas needs reconsideration
Army Gen. Mark Milley suggested that smaller, rotational deployments make more strategic sense.
Calls for martial law and US military oversight of new presidential election draws criticism
Former military leaders calling for troops to oversee a presidential vote recount under martial law raised alarms for constitutional scholars and military-civilian experts.
Military’s top officer says we’ve had a ‘modicum of success’ in Afghanistan
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs gave a humble assessment of the situation in Afghanistan.
Four troops have died of coronavirus complications in as many weeks
A North Dakota Army National Guard master sergeant died Nov. 24.
Here’s what you need to know about the military’s coronavirus vaccine roll-out
The Defense Department isn't yet ready to say whether troops will be required to get the vaccine.
A Hawaii Guardsman is the 11th military, and second Air Force COVID-19 death
A 52-year-old Hawaii Air National Guardsman died of COVID-19 on Nov. 15.
Experts tell lawmakers rapid Afghanistan withdrawal is a recipe for another terror attack
Experts warned that 2,500 troops will not be able to stand in the way of a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Iranian attacks are down, but not over, CENTCOM commander says
Iranian attacks on U.S. forces have gone down, but there's no reason to believe they're going away.
Pentagon shakeup means more civilian oversight for special operations
A more empowered assistant defense secretary now has a direct line to the SECDEF to talk special operations.
