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(Jason Bortz/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/03/creating-a-separate-cyber-force-would-require-10-billion-and-a-minimum-of-1-year-report-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:49:16.829Z</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>2026-06-03T20:49:16.829Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Creating a separate Cyber Force would require $10 billion and a minimum of 1 year, report says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/kC5Qd469eE4cArQEa_0_RYtPaqA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/TZ2KKM7JJ5GLLBE5SH53V7WG6I.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command in the cyber operations center at Lasswell Hall aboard Fort Meade, Maryland, on Feb. 5, 2020. 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(Ricardo Reyes/Defense Department)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/03/troops-attending-white-house-ufc-event-must-meet-physical-standards-pay-for-travel/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T20:08:18.908Z</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>2026-06-03T20:08:18.908Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Troops attending White House UFC event must meet physical standards, pay for travel]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/he4x8hThTHiBEcKTw4yft3Urpxs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/2OLOD2Q5PJEJXHRJECQMQIG5M4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Construction seen for the upcoming UFC match on the South Lawn of the White House on June 1, 2026. 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Max Elliott/Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/06/02/medal-of-honor-recipient-bruce-crandall-whose-heroism-was-chronicled-in-we-were-soldiers-once-dies-at-93/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-03T00:52:20.34Z</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>2026-06-03T00:52:20.34Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall, whose heroism was chronicled in ‘We Were Soldiers Once,’ dies at 93]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Denjzrb7d5duvXlwz8YqZMj-EUE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/MJYFKHQ3RZAMTCIGZTNB2W26UU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ret. Col. 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(U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/02/national-guards-dc-deployment-has-had-no-measurable-effect-on-violent-crime-report/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-02T23:59:30.029Z</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>2026-06-02T23:59:30.029Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[National Guard’s DC deployment has had no ‘measurable effect’ on violent crime: Report]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/eNQaVAHKNvJsMy8EX6HXpZmAG2A=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OVQJ4CLUZVFFRI773UERYHXZ4A.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[National Guard soldiers patrol near the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 26, 2025. (J. 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