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(right of podium) address veterans during a Capitol Hill rally on the Major Richard Star Act on May 21, 2025. (Leo Shane III/Staff)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/22/4-us-soldiers-killed-in-iran-war-return-to-american-soil/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T16:20:22.526Z</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>2026-07-22T16:20:22.526Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[4 US soldiers killed in Iran war return to American soil]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/V3TFc7G7BGUFhQ-xcJpDKZOmK4Y=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/G5MDX2NWGJAOLFFDTE5CKPAUBY.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the military carry the transfer case of Army Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton during a dignified transfer of his remains at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware,on July 22, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/21/pentagon-identifies-third-american-soldier-killed-in-iranian-attack-in-jordan/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T15:02:26.223Z</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>2026-07-22T15:02:26.223Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon identifies third American soldier killed in Iranian attack in Jordan ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/_94d0f-mKAPDw7-LeF47Z9ewgLM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/DMT4EMW5ZFBKRB5WVEAV4BIVYE.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, is believed to have been killed in action on July 17, 2026, during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. (U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/opinion/2026/07/22/america-cannot-surge-experience/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-22T12:00:01.191Z</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>2026-07-22T12:00:01.191Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[America cannot surge experience]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GnbzcJI_J6lEL34ALqx8UkpmMx0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZHWUWVUGYNG2JPYNYD6AHSRESQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The "Blueblasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron 34 do a flyover for family and friends as they return home to Naval Air Station Oceana on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/07/21/cost-of-iran-war-rises-to-375-billion-pentagon-requests-671-billion-more/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T23:34:05.106Z</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>2026-07-21T23:34:05.106Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cost of Iran war rises to $37.5 billion, Pentagon requests $67.1 billion more]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/rQ5vPV8JisUK1WeL8nTDWhCpBCs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/YQY2LLTXPJC75M2EAWHIJ7DAHA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request for the Department of Defense on July 21, 2026. (Eric Lee/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/21/pentagon-identifies-soldier-killed-in-controlled-detonation-of-iranian-drone/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T20:59:09.448Z</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>2026-07-21T20:59:09.448Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon identifies soldier killed in controlled detonation of Iranian drone]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/sSUDHjayO7T0Ay4DLER8Wr9gX7E=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/AWDNXNM6MRAZHAQZFQNCTLHPJI.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System July 19, 2026, at Erbil Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/07/21/uss-charlotte-crew-that-reportedly-sank-iranian-frigate-awarded-navy-unit-commendation/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T19:57:39.072Z</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>2026-07-21T19:57:39.072Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[USS Charlotte crew that reportedly sank Iranian frigate awarded Navy Unit Commendation]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gd9fbCGHeyXNLRacJtWlwIpdQf0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/DDUQNCEPGBHKZPUIV7S6DXZVQ4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to begin the sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, on July 7, 2026. (MCS2 Mark Bergado/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/03/04/this-wwii-submarine-was-the-last-us-boat-to-notch-a-torpedo-kill-until-this-week/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T19:32:43.528Z</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>2026-07-21T19:32:43.528Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[This WWII submarine was the last US boat to notch a torpedo kill — until this week]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/s9UfW27dBMHysjPXMEiIzMdR6dQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5IYLODG2PRGJXMAZLYXGVE7OW4.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Torsk (SS-423) departing the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, August 1965. (Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/07/21/iran-warns-bulgaria-against-aiding-us-military-operations/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T17:50:42.638Z</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>2026-07-21T17:50:42.638Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iran warns Bulgaria against aiding US military operations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XVFqD6cNCeAixUrRWXpOVv7w_wQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/AZJOHAVA5RE27NNMZGPGJ334BI.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev speaks at the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. (Yves Herman/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/pentagon/2026/07/21/hanwha-philly-shipyard-awarded-2-billion-to-build-2-missile-tracking-vessels/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-21T15:14:42.064Z</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>2026-07-21T15:14:42.064Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hanwha Philly Shipyard awarded $2 billion to build 2 missile-tracking vessels]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/X8IS-oQkNLBdJBSxgl7x-wnmf4E=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ECAOJFVJUNG7JPO5ZPZNK5MLVU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The shipyard, a subsidiary of the South Korean Hanwha Group, was selected to build the new missile-tracking vessels set to replace the aging Pacific Tracker and Pacific Collector. (Hanwha Philly Shipyard)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/flashpoints/middle-east/2026/07/20/pentagon-identifies-american-soliders-killed-in-iranian-attack-in-jordan/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T23:17:37.038Z</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>2026-07-20T23:17:37.038Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon identifies American soldiers killed in Iranian attack in Jordan]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CIqEkcsi1Xe4MKXX7YCkf4Cy-QY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RSYJW5CYV5DX3A5XINBZBL375Q.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, left, and 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, right, were killed in action on July 17 and July 18, respectively. (U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/07/20/coast-guard-monitors-chinese-research-vessel-as-it-cuts-through-sovereign-us-waters-to-the-arctic/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T17:49:33.577Z</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>2026-07-20T17:49:33.577Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Coast Guard monitors Chinese research vessel as it cuts through sovereign-US waters to the Arctic]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/okZxDbZ1vDr8KdgjUZ002i5Y9fo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/DAPAID47XZHGBO3RZVTJSEMXTQ.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Coast Guard responds to Chinese research ship Xue Long transiting through the U.S. exclusive economic zone toward the Arctic on July 12, 2026. 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