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.
All Stories By Meghann
Here are the military services’ top leaders heading into 2024
The services have newly confirmed leaders heading into 2024.
The military has suspended all travel, deployments, exercises for the entire force
Deployments and exercises are on hold for up to three months.
Airman, Air Force contractor who have worked in the Pentagon test positive for coronavirus
The airman is assigned to the Defense Health Agency in Falls Church, Virginia, according to the release, but last visited the Pentagon on March 16 for less than an hour. The contractor was last in the building on March 2.
DOD says it is following CDC guidelines and limiting coronavirus testing for troops
Despite the threat of asymptomatic carriers, the Defense Department is sticking to only testing those with symptoms.
Esper issues talking points before Pentagon budget roll-out
Ahead of briefings on the services' budgets, Defense Secretary Mark Esper sent a round-up of priorities to his top leadership.
Trump planning to use billions more in military funds to build border wall, per report
Another $7.2 billion could be diverted to building barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Iran didn’t kill anyone in missile attack, spurring hopes for de-escalation
With no casualties, the strikes may give the U.S. an opportunity to ease tensions with Iran.
With Pentagon responsibilities in peril, this lawmaker says border wall shouldn’t hold up DoD budget
With more than $7 billion in funding, a top lawmaker said, the Trump administration already has more border wall money than it can spend this year.
Retired sergeant major, U.S. Army W.T.F. Moments admin reveals himself at AUSA
One of the administrators of U.S. Army W.T.F. Moments lifted the veil on his identity in a military social media influencer panel at AUSA.
200 air and missile defense soldiers set to deploy to Saudi Arabia
One Patriot battery and four Sentinel radar crews will head to Saudi Arabia, while three more Army units are on-call.
