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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Here are the military services’ top leaders heading into 2024
The services have newly confirmed leaders heading into 2024.
Eczema and poor eyesight have previously kept people out of the Army, but the secretary is giving them a second look
The Army is looking at whether some treatable medical issues should disqualify Americans from service.
TRADOC boss: Today’s soldiers have lost their edge against our enemies
Close-combat soldiers have lost over-match, senior leaders say. They hope Army Futures Command can fix that.
Abrams: Army units will be tasked to work on each of Futures Command’s priorities
Before they’ve reached even initial operational capability, cross-functional teams are being aligned with the Army’s numbered corps to test new devices and equipment.
The Army is taking a look at extending initial training for infantrymen
The home of infantry one-station unit training is moving out this summer on a pilot that would extend that program from 14 to 21 weeks.
Raytheon’s new Patriot missile software is more first-person shooter, less ‘Pong’
Raytheon's new command-and-control system has a smaller footprint, and a new interface, for the first time in decades.
The Army trains for everything, but can it condition soldiers to eat well?
While the Army can create tests that require soldiers to work out in order to pass them, and work stretching and physical therapy into scheduled PT, there isn’t much leadership can do when it comes to what their joes eat.
The Army is already putting new gear in soldiers’ hands as it builds its modernization command
The new Army Futures Command is slated for initial operating capability this summer, but acquisition research teams are already down at the unit level to get soldier input on systems that in development.
Esper: Army will overhaul fitness, possibly extend basic training, to meet rigors of combat
Army doctrine, training and personnel will require a face-lift over the next decade, Army Secretary Mark Esper said Monday at the AUSA Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama.
First female Ranger grads open up about the aftermath and joining the infantry
Capts. Shaye Haver and Kristen Griest talk about their lives since becoming the first women to graduate Ranger school.
