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(Joey Amor via AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/03/us-identifies-troops-killed-during-actions-against-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-04T00:01:48.375Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SpCbuody1reCGmNEKP8zaD7KfyI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/WUIB6KTS4NBBHJBD2XFXRP4JOI.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(L to R) Sgt. Declan J. Coady, Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens,  Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor and Capt. Cody Khork. (U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/pay-benefits/mil-money/2026/03/03/what-troops-need-to-know-for-this-tax-season/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-03T22:30:00.654Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/43ldViUNcjBzWbraxSVjXw5mhp4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GY3VG6TVKNFXCY2INUZDAU2UIF.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Service members and their families have access to free, military-specific tax tools. (Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/2026/03/03/lawmakers-revive-push-for-veterans-disability-reform-bill/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-05T15:21:32.886Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PLsF0FaL2I4Dh192dcVGcaETVXg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/V6QEQ4HKRBADNMKNB3FFOAK2N4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., speaks at a 2024 rally supporting the Major Richard Star Act. Bilirakis and other House and Senate members are pushing for Congress to approve the measure this year. (Leo Shane III/Staff)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/03/03/vance-insists-trump-wont-allow-a-long-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-09T18:25:37.181Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M4cggmNl4kNTx2MXFH4hLRu-eMY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/YAWRCPJPHBCSXDLL2QXNQBW5OY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance speaks at Pointe Precision in Plover, Wisconsin, Feb. 26, 2026. (Matt Rourke/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2026/03/02/when-veterans-take-the-pen-war-stories-start-to-change/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-02T23:00:00.592Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/kvQxhkyQfF68e_fh8i_VyUzQjiY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6C3JUQKVZJEKLGD5KQPEF4TDDA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“Boots” story editor Megan Ferrell Burke served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2007 to 2011 and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as a direct air support officer. (Courtesy Megan Ferrell Burke)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/02/six-dead-18-service-members-injured-in-iran-operation/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-09T18:25:53.28Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/60Tk8w_HzuEAg7E6uf99T-vOpYI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/G4NECSET7NHSVAZ7O3A6BI4QP4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford while supporting Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026. (Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/02/trump-projects-war-on-iran-could-last-four-to-five-weeks/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-09T18:26:09.979Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LRPOU92sEla-urU1Vyw-CcS9B3w=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/HHPKYFJRXFDAHHLUSEMELTZGAU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump departs Monday after a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, where he gave his first public comments since launching major combat operations against Iran. (Alex Brandon/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/02/trump-awards-medal-of-honor-to-3-soldiers/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-03T12:56:22.529Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/1MpCcP3qFbSbYZeyM341mDE_5vM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/B27DWBHKCFC6FEXUOUWUEERMIU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three U.S. Army soldiers Monday: Master Sgt. Roderick "Roddie" Edmonds, Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Richardson and Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis. 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(Alex Brandon/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/flashpoints/middle-east/2026/03/01/us-israel-pound-iran-as-trump-signals-willingness-to-talk-to-new-iranian-leadership/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-01T23:39:22.247Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DTHG9N6gxra1RDgXv_EdaFuTyoQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/O64GFMHGT5DAHAUAFD4RERQZVU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/video/2026/03/01/trump-addresses-us-casualties-in-iranian-conflict-says-there-will-likely-be-more/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-01T22:24:28Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/qUnQzIBMZSWQYrFMbwzF1RQcyxo=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/03-01-2026/t_eafc54542efb4a12bd107d46c3ab28ba_name_Trump_Address_2.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/01/9-iranian-naval-ships-have-been-destroyed-and-sunk-trump-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-01T18:30:43.96Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/a7pyBax1RJhBWrvLZt5tzBA1XXQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GYW3GKMPYZAYTPPCWZHB65LAYM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 1, 2026. (U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/01/3-us-troops-killed-5-seriously-wounded-in-actions-against-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-01T17:21:15.438Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/zZBkRzVOaQ67HLkxFjmG_0fA5h0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6653DNBWMFCMLMQJMPAWBXQHCU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford during Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/flashpoints/middle-east/2026/03/01/irans-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-who-led-the-islamic-republic-since-1989-is-dead-at-86/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-01T02:44:59.31Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LGnqYbvrnic34pDuysgPZephrmg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/EOJELHH3DZGJVBVI53VBSN7LPI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks under a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in a ceremony meeting a group of officials, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/02/28/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-is-dead-white-house-confirms/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-01T17:21:51.075Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/fdXEjoApfFQ9zUpxw5VuSUGwN4A=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/M32NB6IHPZDQNOJLXBY7SCJVBQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the Feb. 28 attack by the U.S. and Israel, the White House confirmed. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/02/28/no-us-casualties-reported-following-irans-retaliatory-strikes-officials-say/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-28T22:54:21.465Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/02/28/war-powers-debate-intensifies-after-trump-orders-attack-on-iran-without-approval-by-congress/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-01T17:22:06.391Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/qCKetqtDLs_jQodKc7ApzX0BcPc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/QTFMFN35ENA7XDBSTEZ3B4735M.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Capitol is photographed Feb. 27, 2026. (Rahmat Gul/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/video/2026/02/28/footage-shows-test-of-one-way-attack-drone-used-in-iran-strikes/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-28T19:04:33Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/-qHb5Zm3-x-sGFFZjnddpAXPhf0=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/02-28-2026/t_3ab16ad45f33423387f6e6999e5faa00_name_9510291_scaled.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/video/2026/02/28/pentagon-releases-footage-of-us-fighters-ships-launching-operation-epic-fury/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-28T18:54:13Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/y5kT94tbJKPHVU-1gUsLFh0vQCk=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/02-28-2026/t_a03f40878e6c40a5b4b0c99da77b7d09_name_Thumb_pentagon_stuff.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/02/28/us-confirms-first-combat-use-of-lucas-one-way-attack-drone-in-iran-strikes/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-05T15:25:37.423Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/abo3GJCmAn5ZhqOOJaOX_7vIK_I=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/JOORVJXOCJAHVCGIIDAO2V5C3E.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones positioned in U.S. Central Command. (DOD)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/video/2026/02/28/us-israel-launch-major-strikes-on-iran-in-operation-epic-fury/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-28T14:29:04Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/jasNZxXOssSWcVu5onLnKlWySx0=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/02-28-2026/t_9af01294327d411d83c6bbbd61aff0c3_name_Trump_IRan_Strikes.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/02/28/competing-with-dick-bong-to-be-wwiis-top-ace-this-pilot-met-a-fateful-end/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-28T13:00:05.201Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/hT6kj_RvIu_tFqML8wdkiIph9i4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/KDAJYOWBYVB4FE4OJGZOAGGTHQ.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Medal of Honor recipient Thomas B. 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(Kevin Wolf/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/commentary/2026/02/27/desperate-for-help-a-marine-battles-phone-trees-hold-music-and-indifference/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T23:00:09.243Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6tlPxnrOcc9aDkw8Tsw_On6IYr0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/DREOIT5OXREWLEXY6VVNMI6Z5U.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Photo courtesy of Evan Slusser)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/02/27/hegseth-replaces-director-of-schools-for-military-children/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T21:47:21.86Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5-rdGJgvAufPECzfuCvGaSqoiMY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/TSEKZR45AJB4PNLHIJG2M6D3YA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Crossroads Elementary School teachers, students and staff at Marine Corps Base Quantico wear purple to celebrate military kids. (DODEA)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/02/27/transgender-youths-are-targeted-in-scouting-america-changes-pushed-by-pentagon/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T21:04:04.134Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6C6bOvfvsNPPJr0RCJ5Pv_1Mpk0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/AGLQYLWFQZFL3GDY6GOB6TL7L4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Pentagon is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Brandon/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/02/27/devil-dogs-to-follow-slimmer-waist-to-height-standard-than-other-branches/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-27T19:32:05.958Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><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. 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(DVIDS)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/2026/02/19/va-halts-implementation-of-controversial-disability-rating-rule-following-backlash/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-19T20:58:05.342Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/uwPd55IhpFzxPbJJLpEXUDB7keA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OXYSCJAZ4NFEZBQADFJXIQWWCY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[VA Secretary Doug Collins attends a Purple Heart Day event in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. 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(Naval History and Heritage Command)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/2026/02/18/va-to-consider-medical-management-of-symptoms-in-determining-disability-ratings/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-18T21:22:26.135Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Kw20v2izjZ2blcf_VNFrLkN9PCc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/WOVYSJKO5ZAITLGDMQM7XNB4SM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An optometrist provides an eye exam to a VA beneficiary in 2022 at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Michelle Gonzalez/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/02/18/watchdog-finds-gaps-in-military-response-to-missing-service-members/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-18T20:41:50.351Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/bShsWWi8cbWlADw75aGs2ngnOgg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/IZ23HG7ZZJEXZOPU34RE32IDUI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Airmen and civilians gather for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Vanessa Guillen, April 24, 2023. (Airman 1st Class Robert Hicks/Air Force )]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/02/18/va-restores-gun-rights-to-some-disabled-veterans/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-23T20:30:28.711Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/sA1RoyT7apfXczmvm1dc6Tpci9o=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/XU3QKF6TXNCXRG2JCYGURKBC4E.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cpl. Kyle Unterbrink gives a safety brief at Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 5, 2026. (Cpl. Sawyer Carleton/Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>