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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Services were slow to process COVID vaccine exemptions, watchdog finds
A Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork.
40 militants killed in strikes on Iraq and Syria, Pentagon says
The U.S. struck more than 85 Iran-backed targets on Feb. 2 in retaliation for the deaths of three American soldiers in January.
Troops are still waiting weeks for off-base mental health appointments
A new government watchdog report found troops waited more than two weeks for an urgent appointment off base.
After Jordan attack, Pentagon weighs options to bolster base security
U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon.
Iran-backed attacks in Middle East continue after dozens of US strikes
The Pentagon has insisted that the barrage of attacks by Iran-backed militants, and United States retaliatory strikes, don’t amount to war.
Army cyber officials retaliated against whistleblowing staff: report
A Defense Department IG report recommends the civilian employee be reinstated with backpay.
National Guardsmen were the majority of troops hurt in Jordan attack
The drone attack on Sunday killed three reserve soldiers and injured dozens.
Austin admits he wanted to keep his cancer diagnosis secret
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that his "first instinct" was to keep his cancer diagnosis private.
Pentagon not taking Iran-backed militia pause declaration seriously
Kataib Hezbollah told its fighters Tuesday to suspend attacks on U.S troops.
Fatal drone attack similar to recent incidents in Iraq and Syria
Three U.S troops were killed and at least another 40 were wounded in Sunday's attack on the Tower 22 base.
