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.
Drone attacks on US troops in Middle East rise to 55 in under a month
The U.S. has struck multiple targets in Syria in retaliation.
DC National Guard assisting cops, fire department at March for Israel
Three dozen troops are supporting D.C first responders.
Number of troops injured in drone attacks jumps to 56
Roughly half of the reported injuries are traumatic brain injuries.
Troops’ personal data can be purchased for pennies, researchers find
Researchers were able to buy the personal information of thousands of service members, veterans and their families.
Number of troops injured in Middle East drone attacks now at 46
The number of overall attacks has jumped to 38 since Oct. 17.
When a service’s top two officers aren’t available, who takes charge?
Who is the no. 3 officer in the military services? It's not a simple answer.
US flying drones over Gaza in search of hostages, Pentagon says
The U.S. has been providing support to Israel's hostage recovery efforts.
300 US troops headed to Middle East amid Israel-Hamas war
The unidentified detachment will deter further conflict and help protect troops already in the Middle East, the Pentagon said.
US troops in Iraq and Syria attacked two dozen times in two weeks
The total number of drone attacks has come to 'at least' 23.
