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.
Space Force guardians now eligible for Air Medal, Bronze Star and more
Guardians are now eligible five more awards, including some earned in combat.
Fears of openly gay troops were vastly overblown: Pentagon report
Concerns about combat effectiveness and unit cohesion were basically unfounded, researchers found.
12 civilians killed, 5 injured during U.S. operations in 2021
Ten of those deaths were the result of an errant bombing in Kabul a day before U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan for good.
Housing allowances are about to go up for more than 100K troops
DoD has unveiled a number of initiatives to improve quality of life for service members, including a boost in Basic Allowance in Housing for some troops.
Military sexual assault reform is slow going, but that’s the plan
“Getting this right requires we move on expeditiously as possible to implement change, while also ensuring we do not rush to failure."
Recruiting and retention issues also affecting the National Guard
The National Guard is going to be about 9,000 troops short on its end-strength goal for the year.
Services may be improperly denying vaccine religious waivers, IG says
A DoD IG review of religious waivers to COVID vaccines shows the services may be failing to provide individualized assessments, required by federal law.
DoD attempts to get its head around how the end of Roe affects troops
About 80,000 female troops live in states with restrictive abortion access.
Navy secretary to rename USS Chancellorsville, USNS Maury
A commission compiling a list of Defense Department items named after Confederates is due to make its final recommendations to Congress by Oct. 1.
