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.
Glock is protesting the Army's choice of Sig Sauer for its new handgun
The firearms manufacturer Glock has filed a protest with the government over the Army's award of a new pistol contract to competitor Sig Sauer, according to documents filed with the Government Accountability Office on Friday.
The Navy SEALs and other secretive units are quietly battling a frightening rise in parachute deaths
The alarming trend within U.S. Special Operations Command has been blamed in part on training shortfalls and bravado.
After 43 years, the Army is finally recognizing this paratrooper's PTSD
Sgt. Tom Adamski was sure he was going to die when both his parachutes failed during a 1972 training jump with the 82nd Airborne Division.
11 things you need to know about the Army's new handgun
Half a decade into its search for a new handgun, the Army has chosen Sig Sauer's P320 as its new service pistol.
Army: Your new handgun will be a Sig Sauer
Half a decade into its search for a new handgun, the Army has settled on Sig Sauer's version of the Modular Handgun System, according to a Thursday release from the Army.
Vietnam veteran's Medal of Honor on hold during presidential transition
When President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act two days before Christmas, he signed off on a tiny amendment buried down in the weeds that allowed a Michigan man to receive a Medal of Honor five decades after the actions for which he earned it.
Pentagon to pay back recouped California Guard bonuses, forgive thousands more
The Army is on its way to repaying a few million dollars in California Army National Guard bonuses that were improperly recouped from veterans and eliminating the debts of more than 17,000 who had been on the hook for repayment, according to the acting undersecretary of defense and personnel readiness.
Soldier wounded in November suicide attack on Bagram Airfield dies
A 1st Cavalry Division soldier who had been hospitalized since a Nov. 12 suicide bombing in Afghanistan has died from his wounds, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
Sextortion: The U.S. military's dirty little secret is a growing national security concern
Online sex scams are on the rise, and American service members are a huge, vulnerable target.
