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(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/video/2026/06/18/hegseth-talks-nato-30-and-global-force-posture-after-g7-summit/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T14:25:53Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Marine Corps Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-18T14:25:53Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hegseth talks 'NATO 3.0' and global force posture after G7 summit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZhDV9BViF1flTDYKsB7ZUQF3tqs=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/06-18-2026/t_14c82e0799334accaa48935d55ce2eb4_name_Hegseth_Thumb_1.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/18/senate-committee-proposes-36-military-pay-raise-rejecting-white-house-request-for-more/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T14:25:21.29Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Marine Corps Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-18T14:25:21.29Z</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.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/18/vietnam-war-hero-of-dong-ha-bridge-to-be-awarded-the-medal-of-honor/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T13:59:46.001Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Marine Corps Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-18T13:59:46.001Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Vietnam War hero of Dong Ha Bridge to be awarded the Medal of Honor]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/89MkxUyGwtSuaZ9X4hwJWzlGfls=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/2Y7UJUDY2ZGRFOL2WSGRIOG2FA.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On June 18, Col. John Ripley will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for his actions on the Dong Ha Bridge in Vietnam. (Charles Waterhouse/U.S. Naval Institute)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>