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Jordy Morales/Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2026/06/26/101st-soldiers-use-drones-to-drop-grappling-hooks-breach-razor-wire/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-26T16:38:09.413Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T16:38:09.413Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[101st soldiers use drones to drop grappling hooks, breach razor wire]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4bkPcQ2XP4a2SCJm7WWjShAQiac=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/T3EPUGI6WNGEXAZM46OD5FDF3A.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, pull security and defend their positions during a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation at Fort Polk, Louisiana, April 8, 2026. (Spc. Sandy Vera Vazquez/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/26/us-sending-military-warships-personnel-to-venezuela-in-the-wake-of-the-nations-devastating-earthquakes/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-26T16:14:56.554Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T16:14:56.554Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US sending military warships, personnel to Venezuela in the wake of the nation’s devastating earthquakes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ufyzCdKtOZu5afLHvukkkp6g3IU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6VWUBNMZRREB3LJUHRVUKUMS24.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[USS Billings en route to Venezuela to support a U.S. State Department relief mission. (SOUTHCOM)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/26/debate-over-women-in-combat-prompts-ndaa-battles/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-26T14:13:25.14Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T14:13:25.14Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Debate over women in combat prompts NDAA battles]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/yn_WhgEDQuqJKM-NYuX8MUhwU0Q=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/W3OKBXF755BAHOCT5EVVYY3JQY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marine Corps Sgt. Brianna Eisenhower, a combat marksmanship trainer assigned to Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, zeroes a rifle in preparation for an all-female marksmanship subject matter expert exchange. (Sgt. Angela Wilcox/Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/26/us-army-officer-sentenced-for-secretly-giving-abortion-drug-to-pregnant-soldier/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-26T13:16:28.78Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T13:16:28.78Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Army officer sentenced for secretly giving abortion drug to pregnant soldier]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U58D1pb7CW6mEwcve4k4HiSMCgA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PMUERSFMQVAN3PQCRIR3PYXBUE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/18/senate-committee-proposes-36-military-pay-raise-rejecting-white-house-request-for-more/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-26T00:58:44.648Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T00:58:44.648Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Senate committee proposes 3.6% military pay raise, rejecting White House request for more]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/b3oDEPduCZIDODPZSytEbM6CRRE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FZYJDS7JGJEARMFCJVBWCWWLAE.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed a flat 3.6% pay raise for all troops, instead of the administration’s request for raises between 5 to 7%, depending on pay grade. (Kristen Wong/DoD)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/25/the-pentagons-research-infrastructure-is-deteriorating-study-finds/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T20:04:01.487Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T20:04:01.487Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Pentagon’s research infrastructure is ‘deteriorating,’ study finds]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X3-ZcG5tB08pyMvvDbLMgA3lTww=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ISHFW5J3QFE2BIPL4NG6AMAXBQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Then-Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Engineering Peter Reddy visits Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division on March 28, 2025. (Matthew Poynor/DVIDS)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/25/hungry-bears-are-heading-to-fort-carson-this-summer/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T19:49:14.583Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T19:49:14.583Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hungry bears are heading to Fort Carson this summer]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BUzFcEp0H5zs0zTr3CphtnxX_AU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OLGA5VUAQ5B4DOIMOVGLYMIXSI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A black bear roams near buildings on Fort Carson looking for its next meal. A bear’s nose is 100 times more sensitive than humans, making human attractants, such as unsecured garbage, pet food and bird feeders easy-to-access calories for bears. (Fort Carson Public Affairs Office)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/pay-benefits/mil-money/2026/06/25/dod-scraps-plan-to-privatize-commissaries/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T18:42:58.998Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T18:42:58.998Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DoD scraps plan to privatize commissaries]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/toLm8OmqjcsbzYBethnt2ucZoog=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/CSQHB4XLOVC2NJ5SMJKFCM5HTE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The commissary at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. (Kevin Robinson/Defense Commissary Agency)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/2026/06/25/house-vote-on-major-veterans-bill-delayed-amid-controversy-over-voting-legislation/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T18:38:16.188Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T18:38:16.188Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[House vote on major veterans bill delayed amid controversy over voting legislation]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/lsLyqP_lXimRgcByOW5GjzbQMUc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GW2UOXIEFZBMVPDGRKUDHOXF7Q.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., greets service members during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Veterans Affairs clinic on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 28, 2025. (Air Force/Senior Airman De’Quan Simmons)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/2026/06/25/following-reports-of-staff-shortages-and-safety-concerns-va-to-centralize-its-police-force/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T16:42:14.8Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T16:42:14.8Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Following reports of staff shortages and safety concerns, VA to centralize its police force]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/jO12R4CDEq6ialg-7RqCWPq8qPk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5U6QA53GUVE53KUWQLJ53YYFU4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Veterans Affairs police officer approaches his vehicle in August 2019. (VA photo)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/video/2026/06/25/gwot-memorial-foundation-president-on-proposed-design-were-listening/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T13:33:27Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T13:33:27Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[GWOT Memorial Foundation president on proposed design: 'We're listening']]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GBUvqoWiU7T7dwY8s-Pp4jmEZvc=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/06-24-2026/t_69e256cebdc24a95996e43b68ee3618d_name_GWOT_Thumb_2.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/25/trump-meets-munitions-makers-amid-push-to-replenish-weapons-stockpiles/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T03:01:22.514Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T03:01:22.514Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump meets munitions makers amid push to replenish weapons stockpiles]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Hnu-B-yAufkp2kZKovuWkztskn0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/CLZMJVEMAJDTHG6DUOKAGAT65Y.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron's Patriot missile systems, December 18, 2025. (Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Jacek Marczewski via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/24/white-house-asks-congress-for-876-billion-mostly-for-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T01:14:38.099Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T01:14:38.099Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[White House asks Congress for $87.6 billion, mostly for Iran war]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/bm-rA_O9A3xHtHPzrZz29-Y_7sQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FGNO2V6HQ5AULBVXFWHYVLEX54.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The White House asked the U.S. Congress on Wednesday for $87.6 billion for urgent needs. (Kent Nishimura/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/2026/06/24/va-to-fire-employee-for-alleged-abuse-of-disabled-vet-at-a-state-run-veterans-home/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T21:35:50.615Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T21:35:50.615Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[VA to fire employee for alleged abuse of disabled vet at a state-run veterans home]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gYWU-tU_iLjnI6G0ODJNovnUz4M=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZPGOCKZDZNH7JJQGYEKMHLIKX4.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said on X that he would fire an employee accused of abusing a Marine Corps veteran at a state-run veterans home in New York. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/24/in-shift-pentagon-grants-flu-vaccine-exceptions-to-military-services-some-federal-agencies/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T21:25:54.617Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T21:25:54.617Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In shift, Pentagon grants flu vaccine exceptions to military services, some federal agencies]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AvgYzj_GBXDJX-Ksf-NEWRW9QEI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/NU6MZUPW45EJPH3RNGLXSSXXCI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An airman receives an influenza vaccine from a hospitalman on Nov. 20, 2020, in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean. (Ellen E. Sharkey/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/24/can-the-us-military-preserve-decades-of-wartime-experience/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T20:04:49.765Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T20:04:49.765Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Can the US military preserve decades of wartime experience? ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UF4T-ctMk6qO_WKbVrs74hkD9ZE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5G5K7K7YIBAGXFT4264QJKPBEQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[1/3 Marines in Fallujah, Iraq, November 2004. (Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2026/06/24/i-once-made-my-va-therapist-cry-then-an-ai-chatbot-got-me-talking-about-war-and-guilt/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T20:00:01.7Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T20:00:01.7Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[I once made my VA therapist cry. Then an AI chatbot got me talking about war and guilt ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JDdVsn5sCJBf4vKCSebLrzunLr0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6AU5KCKEJFGPHEENFMUGFPJYZQ.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Illustration by Hrisanthi Pickett/The War Horse)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/24/gen-christopher-donahue-to-unexpectedly-relinquish-command-of-army-europe-and-africa/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T18:21:05.768Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:21:05.768Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Gen. Christopher Donahue to unexpectedly relinquish command of Army Europe and Africa]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7CdYULk0GZPznQxn4H24of3Mz2M=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5YYPMG25V5GTXCCQ3FINSNA5RE.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The final U.S. service member to leave Afghanistan in the wake of a nearly 20-year war was 82nd Airborne Division commander Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue. He boarded the final C-17 out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan at 11:59 p.m. local time on Aug. 30, 2021, just one minute shy of the deadline for American forces to withdraw. (Jack Holt/U.S. Central Command)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/24/us-army-sergeant-sentenced-to-six-life-terms-for-shooting-spree-at-georgia-base/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T18:07:13.27Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:07:13.27Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Army sergeant sentenced to six life terms for shooting spree at Georgia base]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5ikQWIj3CivATEC5_8v0fI_lKMI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/3LMX63LIEZCI3N56XG5W2WHJFM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Six soldiers were awarded for actions during an active shooter incident that wounded five service members at Fort Stewart, Georgia. (Sgt. Bernabe Lopez/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/24/airstrike-killed-senior-isis-commander-in-syria-centcom-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T16:09:06.871Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Army Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T16:09:06.871Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Airstrike killed senior ISIS commander in Syria, CENTCOM says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/9ifM5q8kGusDMD8p-BbHzAkSHiw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZNJETN4QMNDHTKTQ6HDXSAP2YE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[American soldiers patrol near prison that was attacked on Jan. 20 by the Islamic State militants in Hassakeh, Syria, Feb. 8, 2022. (Baderkhan Ahmad/AP, File)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>