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Ivan Sauer poses with an Army Air Assault School flag at Sepulveda Air National Guard Station, Van Nuys, California. 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(DoD)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/29/army-wants-up-to-100-drone-boats-to-fill-watercraft-gap-in-pacific/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-29T15:42:08.569Z</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>2026-06-29T15:42:08.569Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Army wants up to 100 drone boats to fill watercraft gap in Pacific]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/9HDM6HOTYmUEcnrZ64bk6c9rqLI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/V4ZPDJQLQVH7XDOLVUV6ZQ47DI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers test and field unmanned surface vessels in the Philippines, June 14, 2026. (Sgt. 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(Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/26/us-army-gives-chaplains-90-days-to-remove-rank-insignia/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-26T20:22:46.548Z</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>2026-06-26T20:22:46.548Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Army gives chaplains 90 days to remove rank insignia]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/vtkdXS0hgj-d8LCZaUM-Mj19L6Y=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/MATWSB6S3VF7BC4OUVTCS4LDSQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of the Army released implementation guidance for the Army Chaplains Corps uniform that removes the rank insignia from the chest of the Army Combat Uniform and places the chaplain insignia on the collars. (Sgt. Justin Rachal/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.armytimes.com/pay-benefits/military-benefits/health-care/2026/06/26/feds-pay-out-17m-to-families-sickened-by-navys-fuel-contaminated-water-in-hawaii/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-26T18:00:08.172Z</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>2026-06-26T18:00:08.172Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Feds pay out $17M to families sickened by Navy’s fuel-contaminated water in Hawaii]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HjkbhsYdu1-d9kGmJNfBPKr-C60=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZF7KJKNONJFQBMTTARSAMK4NQE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Service members help distribute water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in February 2022, to families whose water was contaminated by the fuel spill in Hawaii. 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