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(Spc. Kai Servance-Smith/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/02/27/devil-dogs-to-follow-slimmer-waist-to-height-standard-than-other-branches/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T18:40:00.755Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T18:40:00.755Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Devil Dogs to follow slimmer waist-to-height standard than other branches]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/_JtqBzPxTMVU7re6MeNysdzD5-8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/DP2DR5OZ65ARXPOMBK3HCEE4F4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Corps has gone further in its waist-to-height ratio than the Pentagon’s standards. Here, Lance Cpl. Bruno, the MCRD San Diego and Western Recruiting Region mascot, gets weighed during his height-and-weight assessment. (Cpl. Genaro I. Valdez-Sepulveda/U.S. Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/07/09/the-indiana-forest-that-keeps-the-uss-constitution-afloat/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T18:14:34.395Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T18:14:34.395Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Indiana forest that keeps the USS Constitution afloat]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YUFY7lS89r-47Qpd3j9--bLjXjE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RWGJR2ZYTFARTBL7ARRWDEY7QI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The USS Constitution sails in the Boston Harbor in honor of Independence Day, July 4, 2025. (Raymond Minamic/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2026/07/09/va-claims-backlog-drops-below-70000-for-first-time-in-six-years/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T18:13:58.888Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T18:13:58.888Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[VA claims backlog drops below 70,000 for first time in six years]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/_GcNw6NqViv0Ffaf6fKyw5rBnKU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/JVNJOTMOONBDZCZIBPJH7PRODI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tennessee Veteran Service Officers Lynn Bond and Kenny Brown attended a coalition clinic at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. VA Medical Center to connect veterans with benefits and claims assistance on May 15, 2026. (Veterans Affairs)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/09/air-forces-c-5m-super-galaxy-aids-in-removal-destruction-of-5-billion-worth-of-illegal-drugs/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T17:34:45.742Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T17:34:45.742Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Air Force’s C-5M Super Galaxy aids in removal, destruction of $5 billion worth of illegal drugs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/o6XTLbKoY7BCqPH4VjkQQwCJIoE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZKGGTNCYLFG5BIIGBPPSTFXGEU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base offload hazardous narcotics from a C-5M Super Galaxy during Operation Burnout on May 20, 2026, at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. (Joshua Fontenot/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2026/07/09/air-force-contingency-wing-assists-venezuela-in-earthquake-response-aid-intake/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T16:28:06.616Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T16:28:06.616Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Air Force contingency wing assists Venezuela in earthquake response, aid intake]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J22MjYGbI1HEyFNY_v9KjkElEJc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4LN2VDFVO5CFFDEHHK2MVE346Q.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Contingency Response Element Airmen, assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, build their camp at Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026. (Devin M. Rumbaugh/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2026/07/09/a-veterans-organization-has-millions-in-the-bank-why-did-it-seize-a-small-chapters-donation/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T15:38:44.025Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T15:38:44.025Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A veterans organization has millions in the bank. Why did it seize a small chapter’s donation? ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FSH6G0Vt8Sh5CVgv-c3ea1b7e3s=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZFM6KKRXEBEX3ORQUPBEVXVUQQ.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former members of DAV Chapter 6 in Sacramento gather outside their longtime headquarters. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2026/07/08/do-you-meet-the-armys-new-waist-to-height-standard-find-out-with-our-calculator/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T15:08:02.175Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T15:08:02.175Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Do you meet the Army’s new waist-to-height standard? Find out with our calculator.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FkgNW6srpczrqkeQEmWg_XMUcLE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/AJWYRDW3JNAPRE4SVFMZ46PCHM.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/09/the-alaskan-bear-necessities-one-commissary-peach/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T15:00:59.194Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T15:00:59.194Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Alaskan bear necessities: One commissary peach]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AHvKG5DzlkoW473cJ7B82H2LiCo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZVYZ2A3AMJDTHILBF46JCCYKUU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A black bear basks in the summer sun outside Anchorage. (Airman 1st Class Jonathan Valdes Montijo/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/pentagon/2026/07/09/trump-flies-old-air-force-one-out-of-turkey-switches-to-new-jet-in-britain-for-trip-home/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T14:54:07.322Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T14:54:07.322Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump flies old Air Force One out of Turkey, switches to new jet in Britain for trip home]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/eFWXQoNhCDAN_ySOEvsk0Z5z6As=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/APINCWQHHVAITOABUWSDUUZOVY.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The new Air Force One, a plane gifted by the Qatari government, taxis near the old Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on July 1, 2026. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/08/air-force-major-restricted-to-dc-base-under-investigation-after-uniformed-protest/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T14:36:36.261Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T14:36:36.261Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Air Force major restricted to DC base, under investigation after uniformed protest]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/shANBAH-jQvb6v2XBsdQFkyY2yw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OWAJS7NWGZFXFNFPLEIWR4QDFU.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maj. Jason Watson stands on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on July 1, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Video footage screenshot)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/global/europe/2026/07/09/germany-to-buy-us-tomahawks-in-shift-toward-own-long-range-capability/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T13:36:46.582Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T13:36:46.582Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Germany to buy US Tomahawks in shift toward own long-range capability]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/sWGCSsHawdyshJVm0EGcOxj3gvM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/SSED5SGMDJDTBIZYROWC3WCB4U.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 1, 2026. (U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/09/army-develops-new-technique-for-rifling-cannon-bores/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T12:25:13.228Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T12:25:13.228Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Army develops new technique for rifling cannon bores]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/e7zopd5npFa5FObwy7Q8dKDbuBw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/K3IXIDY4NBAWBEQFRUASOUA2HM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An ECM rifled cannon tube in the prototype machine post process at Watervliet Arsenal. (Tyler Heritage/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/07/08/pentagon-to-explore-cheaper-replacements-for-the-mq-9-reaper/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-09T07:30:12.785Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-09T07:30:12.785Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon to explore cheaper replacements for the MQ-9 Reaper]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/H-l37N-utRwpAvdLzBd7OJL9TjM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/Z3DSJOKNHZEUXA362MOWBOVFWQ.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An MQ-9 Reaper pictured flying a combat mission. (Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt/Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/08/army-medic-convicted-of-desertion-after-3-years-on-the-run-in-the-uk/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T20:13:45.742Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-08T20:13:45.742Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Army medic convicted of desertion after 3 years on the run in the UK]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gpZKEO3wIdhramaO__--8j_AkRg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/EYNMI4T6ENBA5KBF2AZBTNZVYI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A CID Special Agent documents a crime scene. (Jeffrey Castro/U.S. Army)
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/video/2026/07/08/army-tests-autonomous-mass-minelaying/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T19:44:23Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-08T19:44:23Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Army tests autonomous mass minelaying]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DrOP6tGBOeqG6eTeGbi8cj4PTnI=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/07-08-2026/t_f0479d217b924ae59d408ddfa637f087_name_9796543.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/07/us-army-tests-autonomous-mass-mine-laying/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T19:21:29.889Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-08T19:21:29.889Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Army tests autonomous mass minelaying]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/oIBJorLESIgTZQQJHZ2q3eQ57o4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/KBIDJ2BJZRAJPDPX3WR7EEKJ6Q.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Autonomous Volcano system uses the M139 Volcano mine dispenser. It is mounted on the Palletized Load System (PLS) A1 truck. (Picatinny Arsenal)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/video/2026/07/08/ukraine-will-get-license-for-making-patriot-interceptors-trump-says-at-nato-meeting/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T18:18:18Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-08T18:18:18Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ukraine will get ‘license’ for making Patriot interceptors, Trump says at NATO meeting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MFBvojhwOEPuz-Nw_taD8wM7Fhk=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/07-08-2026/t_92229b3f0271405ea45aa4b92eba0c4d_name_9390521_scaled.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/07/08/this-soldier-tried-to-cover-a-retreat-and-ended-up-compelling-the-enemy-to/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T18:04:15.996Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-08T18:04:15.996Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[This US soldier tried to cover a retreat in Vietnam — and instead compelled the enemy to]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3hfZ8KSWYIRiS6XAwUUc9YdDf4g=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/H7757YNRGJE2XKXWTSOCR2VT74.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leonard Louis Alvarado (Congressional Medal of Honor Society)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2026/07/08/hard-for-everyone-air-force-rescinds-135-promotions-after-admin-flub/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-08T17:04:35.825Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-08T17:04:35.825Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Hard for everyone’: Air Force rescinds 135 promotions after admin flub]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JhrWLA3FpgIBGqn3XTqvJUQgMMo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OAKYK4SM6NHGBBWVF42ZFXLGAY.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A security forces specialist gets sprayed with oleoresin capsicum during training in Swanton, Ohio, March 21, 2026. 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