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.
8 US bases in Europe prepared to accept as many as 25,000 Afghan refugees
Roughly 2,000 evacuees a day are being sent on to the U.S.
Afghan baby born on C-17 bound for Germany named ‘Reach,’ after the jet’s call sign
The baby girl was board in the cargo bay of Reach 828.
Pentagon: Kabul evacuations will continue until last troops are out
Evacuations will continue as 5,000 troops prepare to pack up.
Pentagon announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but no set deadline
The Pfizer vaccine is now mandatory for service members.
Kabul evacuations kick into overdrive with a week left before Afghanistan withdrawal
The Kabul airport evacuation effort flew out more than 21,000 people on Monday.
Kabul airport mission expands into city as evacuation deadline nears
Evacuations are ramping up, but it's unclear whether Aug. 31 will be enough time to complete them.
With Pfizer approval, COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for troops
The Pfizer vaccine will be the first to become requiring for service members.
Inside the mission to rescue 169 Americans from a hotel outside the Kabul airport
The 169 Americans had met up intending to walk through the gate, until the security situation changed.
Five troops, including first Marine, dead from COVID-19 during pandemic’s deadliest week
The COVID-19 mortality rate for troops has grown 25 times in the past few months.
