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.
Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq
The order would stop short of outgoing President Donald Trump’s goal to have all troops withdrawn by the end of the year.
An Army reservist is the military’s 10th coronavirus death
A Florida-based Army reservist died Thursday.
What does the new acting SECDEF mean for the war in Afghanistan?
Eyes are on Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller in the waning days of the Trump administration.
'Always do the right thing’: Mark Esper issues his last memo to the force
The former defense secretary thanked for the force for upholding their values and urged them to "always do the right thing."
Exclusive: Esper, on his way out, says he was no yes man
Defense Secretary Mark Esper called Military Times for a lengthy discussion of his time in office.
First airman, a Texas Air Guardsman, dies of COVID-19
There have been 9,313 uniformed Department of the Air Force personnel who have contracted the coronavirus so far.
Yoga pants are now allowed at the commissary, and there was much rejoicing
You can now run your on-base errands in your PTs.
Pentagon study says not enough rape cases are going to trial with proper evidence
A Pentagon study found that many rape court-martials did not have enough evidence to convict.
DoD canceled its diversity training audit to comply with new White House rules
The project will be replaced by a new one that focus on President Donald Trump's ban on critical race theory.
