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.
Service leaders have a month to come up with a plan to vaccinate all troops against COVID-19
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's memo calls for the services to develop mandatory vaccination plans.
DoD really has no idea who it’s hired to do private security, report finds
The Defense Department doesn't know how many private security contractors it has.
Pentagon, reacting to Biden order, working on plan for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
Unvaccinated service members will be subject to weekly testing, and perhaps mandatory vaccination.
‘We will do this again,’ Afghanistan IG warns of future drawn-out wars
John Sopko is not convinced the U.S. learned its lesson in Afghanistan.
DoD mask mandates are coming back for certain COVID-19 hotspots
Mask mandates are back at certain DoD facilities.
DoD dragged its feet on toxic chemical exposure prevention and clean-up, IG finds
A bureaucratic roadblock prevented the Defense Department from taking action after issuing a "risk alert."
Brain games help restore function after mild TBIs, study finds
A cognitive training program showed big improvement in functioning for mild traumatic brain injury patients.
Fort Leonard Wood reports highest number of basic trainee suicide attempts
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, reported 26 suicide attempts in 2019.
4,000 Afghans who helped military going abroad to complete visas to U.S.
While 750 Afghans are going straight to Virginia, thousands more will go to a way station out of Afghanistan.
