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(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/04/30/navy-rolls-out-updates-for-working-uniform-and-service-dress-blues/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T18:56:17.439Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Navy Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T18:56:17.439Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Navy rolls out updates for working uniform and service dress blues]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I9lvygk72fEFJ22tVOf4aEttge8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/YBRKJUGDMVG2VORXUGTHODEWRU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CTRCS Erin Piazza and PSC Manuel Guiracocha wear the Navy NWU Type III uniform. (Alan Lessig/Staff)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/04/29/navy-releases-list-of-ships-it-plans-to-inactivate-this-year/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T16:07:27.368Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Navy Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T16:07:27.368Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Navy releases list of ships it plans to inactivate this year]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TFRDwbiw0JjmEV3zhO_4wB7gtNM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/AS35RQ5BXNB6VHLTZ6V3BTFYZ4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Alexandria, seen here transiting the Thames River in Connecticut, is set to be recycled in fiscal 2026, the Navy announced. (MCS Jason J. Perry/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/30/us-military-commanders-to-brief-trump-on-military-options-against-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T14:46:59.342Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Navy Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:46:59.342Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US military commanders to brief Trump on military options against Iran]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/wk8H1FocAC1KG3tE6dfzNOrJ8R0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/W72NQ5CQERFVFCOY5BFTYZAYPA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - U.S. Navy Vice Adm. 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(AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/30/the-us-army-wants-to-manufacture-meatless-proteins-in-combat-zones/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T14:04:02.999Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Navy Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T14:04:02.999Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The US Army wants to manufacture meatless proteins in combat zones]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KOwLPXLh_jeP-gQJD6D6q6lDieI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/KN7DZYBIQZGD7E5QWG75FOD6EM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MREs are prepared for distribution during an exercise in November 2024. (Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/04/30/us-navy-to-extend-service-life-of-amphibious-assault-ship-uss-wasp-by-5-years/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:04:59.46Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Navy Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T00:04:59.46Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Navy to extend service life of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp by 5 years]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3cKKRUuJSQZLpT_STZv_KBJEino=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/LH5Z5CFWZZHZNBUSFTHOJ2AGJA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp sails in the Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2018, during a passing exercise with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. (MCS3 Taylor King/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/28/pentagon-asks-congress-to-codify-department-of-war-estimates-52-million-cost/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:01:31.992Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Navy Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-30T00:01:31.992Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon asks Congress to codify ‘Department of War,’ estimates $52 million cost]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/guscAtAGHBRDnzB4tNBHld0npgg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/EL6KO3CTEJHDVBE3VDIZ6N7ECI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth finishes the installation of a Department of War plaque at the Pentagon on Nov. 13, 2025. (Staff Sgt. Madelyn Keech/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/29/dont-call-it-a-quagmire-defense-secretary-refuses-to-speculate-on-length-of-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:46:48.885Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Navy Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-29T20:46:48.885Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Don’t call it a ‘quagmire’: defense secretary refuses to speculate on length of Iran war]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/o-6FaRj4DIpeOKGOyVVPyhH4LDk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PGXWYKHBKRBBLGNN5PVMCQ364Q.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine testify at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's fiscal 2027 budget request. 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Eisenhower on April 7, 2026. (MCS2 Miguel Santiago/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>