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.
Military deploying medical assistance teams to battle COVID-19 surges
Five teams will be ready to deploy.
The race is on to evacuate 22,000 Afghans by Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline
Officials couldn't say whether the withdrawal deadline might be extended to evacuate more refugees.
Kabul flights grounded as troops work to remove crowds from tarmac
Flights are expected to resume within hours.
Kabul may not be a combat mission in name, but it’s certainly dangerous
It's not a combat deployment, but there will likely be imminent danger pay.
About 8,000 US troops are deploying to secure evacuations from Kabul
Three thousand are heading to Kabul, with another 3,500 in Kuwait and 1,000 to Qatar.
These Mid-Atlantic bases have toxic levels of cancer-linked chemicals, report finds
PFAS contamination is affecting both groundwater and seafood in the Chesapeake Bay.
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.
