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(U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/02/uss-gerald-r-ford-returns-to-see-after-brief-stop-in-croatia/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T21:28:22.03Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/hXgu78bwTS-S91_xb48LGbs5GNI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/3DIV7KVXWZHXBGYNTLS4HANBOI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 22, 2026. (MC2 Tajh Payne/Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/02/bipartisan-group-of-senators-vow-to-keep-us-in-nato-despite-trump-threats/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T20:56:30.247Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/jFUc6H_WNTwDODPLJ6DgRSxzX1c=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/WQBIDQMO2VC6LEHE2GXL7HHSLU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, alongside U.S. Senators Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)          ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/02/golden-dome-ships-and-missiles-top-trumps-15-trillion-defense-wish-list/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T19:09:10.759Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2OeoTbyGBdGNF58K3TjoRhKQNF4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/JZ2233PCIBGS5K65GBZCL3BW44.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1. (Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/02/prepare-your-family-marine-reserve-commander-gives-warlike-safety-brief/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T18:57:33.532Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/uCdeuehPkERAEeh2xqoUuiNHAao=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OTX7WIF35BARTG6GUQ2W4Q3M7Q.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South. (Cpl. Carlina Holland/Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/02/drone-hunters-of-kherson-take-viewers-into-a-war-that-blends-trench-warfare-and-the-terminator/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T19:02:41.873Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/kZqXRz4M1GYzpqHsFQX7MMocrYk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FKGPXTDCWNBB3L5YRIRXU4BC4M.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Navy pilot Ken Harbaugh in "Drone Hunters of Kherson." (Maks Penko)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/video/2026/04/02/its-real-its-here-elbit-shows-off-combat-proven-sigma-mobile-howitzer-at-ausa-global-force/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T15:10:47Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2o7OhrBAzAWVM432S6pFf-IMpA=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/03-27-2026/t_aa3d764660144985817a6e3c1b5ae058_name_Sigma_Thumb.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/02/trump-threatens-to-walk-away-from-nato/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T14:31:00.573Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Ww70vrrFBd7o2675HT5ijpg81l8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/NUC7EZ44YFFKNDKK4R6EUKBTTY.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, in Washington next week. (Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/2026/04/01/if-chaplains-are-officers-second-which-staff-corps-officers-are-next/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-01T21:37:23.844Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/9-ht0xiJGdV_rfsfSLYf1rcaqeg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/MDHLSTO6RZF6VNX5MIRWPZRZBA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Grant Mayfield leads a prayer in preparation to depart Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 2021. (Staff Sgt. 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(Social media via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/01/infrastructure-is-the-weapon-inside-the-race-to-build-portable-interceptor-factories/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-01T14:27:05.163Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/604K9_rrQAGgrk2L3Ebm9g6n1eI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5UQNB3BINJF4BLNUEBEUKSJR44.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fully self-contained drone manufacturing facility built inside a standard shipping container. (Sensofusion)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/2026/03/31/fewer-service-members-died-by-suicide-in-2024-than-year-prior-report-finds/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-31T21:40:30.696Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/o5_43URsRlml2gjmq7MSfPtP4OM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RST7D3WE3NANZOOTYKTKAJMDWQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll community steps out at sunrise during a Sept. 27th, 2025, suicide awareness ruck. (Sherman Hogue/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/31/marines-warn-of-ice-presence-at-parris-island-boot-camp-events/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-31T17:59:46.969Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/bg9Hb0a1PFUv6XBeoO4wJR6l5W8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/QKTSYOMVVZHQTNRW7P3M6MDW3U.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel will be posted outside the Marine Corps base. (Lance Cpl. William Horsley/Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/03/31/hegseth-reveals-secret-trip-to-middle-east-amid-escalating-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-31T16:23:19.437Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Rm4FtQc3CGoQyXxyxyOVcYTQdE0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/HOYKD6HNQJDAZA3DEUZYQQKTLM.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon on March 31. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/31/marine-charged-with-stealing-and-selling-javelin-missile-systems-ammunition/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-31T14:59:54.187Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/bT3lkPDgucxhSSFbMWAB5DJbxps=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5PKI3GPLPFGOFGNXL6JD2ZVIFQ.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas allegedly stole and sold 66 boxes of M855 ammunition, among other weapons systems. (Department of Justice)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/30/limited-missions-big-risks-what-a-us-ground-fight-in-iran-could-become/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-30T21:43:39.254Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2zsPdDZ8Bmz2i5OrblHp2N8Kemc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/XHMB3QYXHFDXZJQICSV3AFGZ4Q.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division during live fire exercises at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, July 2025. 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(NSWC Crane)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/video/2026/03/30/staying-ahead-in-the-space-domain-defense-news-weekly-full-episode-33126/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-30T14:18:13Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GK8K0OoXqBuRmERmip0OemIJbew=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/03-27-2026/t_92a84b0b22914f12a731711efbe3a018_name_813_show_thumb_2.png</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/03/30/senator-stalls-3-unfit-officer-promotions-in-retort-to-hegseth/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-30T14:08:08.118Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BSUsDpRNspfA6OnQR6OBjDNAkKw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/54AG7AHV65AMPL5WIN4IJUKLTA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. 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