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(Sgt. Nickson Schenk/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/13/startup-wants-us-soldiers-to-command-ai-agents-through-its-smart-glasses/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T15:01:28.695Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T15:01:28.695Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Startup wants US soldiers to command AI agents through its smart glasses]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/1DzspFTJEw0rw4nwml6Ir5Jscq4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/CMWVYGTMHFALHD4NCVNWYZ77ME.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Washington, D.C.-based startup Rivet is developing militarized smart glasses for the U.S. Army. (Rivet)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/10/15/execution-of-nidal-hasan-will-not-be-livestreamed-trump-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T14:46:09.543Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T14:46:09.543Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Execution of Nidal Hasan will not be livestreamed, Trump says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Tn5tVMEahUhu9Wl6yaFgQA4mUL4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZY7KWPDMEBBALLL6XBMKLL2AXM.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nidal Hasan pictured in an undated handout photo. (Bell County Sheriff's Office via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/10/15/pentagon-seeks-expertise-to-develop-brain-injury-assessment-standards/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T14:00:01.03Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T14:00:01.03Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon seeks expertise to develop brain injury assessment standards]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZKL2Nw8XYfOL8mZ3MDsmyskczUM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/EGRM52PUXFGRLLXBHILX66TBSE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers with 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, blow an improvised door handle charge to infiltrate a locked door. (Capt. H. Howey/Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/10/14/us-economic-supremacy-key-in-the-western-hemisphere-top-us-army-general-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T13:00:04.225Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T13:00:04.225Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US ‘economic supremacy’ key in the Western Hemisphere, top US Army general says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TfXMHVlILHCXvZs4svOkhFQhsqA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/IIYEJWRPFFFH5EJ6QCEHBLCKBY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West, among other service members, train during PANAMAX 2026, Aug. 7, 2026. (Sgt. Elise Renaldi/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2026/10/14/who-doesnt-want-to-be-first-best-squad-nco-and-soldier-named-at-ausa/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T11:00:02.621Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T11:00:02.621Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Who doesn’t want to be first?’ Best Squad, NCO and Soldier named at AUSA]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/dziZ0GLKCPuokhbkR-N_yyJBYsM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OTAEJDHJA5HVBP7TGSPWZJCE7Q.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 75th Ranger Regiment, part of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, won the 2026 Best Squad Competition. (Staff Sgt. Alexander Nieves/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/10/14/us-army-to-address-parents-blocked-access-to-teen-medical-records/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T10:00:06.589Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T10:00:06.589Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Army to address parents’ blocked access to teen medical records]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Qv4Bh_1gjmYNkqqsdZ8INuhRQFI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GCTJLP76IFCKXLG65RPVH3NTVU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the U.S. Army Surgeon General, said the service was working to give military parents access to their teen children's medical records. (Kirk Frady)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/15/honeywell-aerospaces-counter-drone-software-unites-data-from-multiple-sensors-into-one/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T09:00:02.089Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T09:00:02.089Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Honeywell Aerospace’s counter-drone software unites data from multiple sensors into one]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/bP4X4IGTGz6dalsz4-4h3edz3F8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6AWYOQGGRVBEHNBTCO7IVXINO4.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Honeywell Aerospace’s SAMURAI system. (Honeywell Aerospace)
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/10/15/acting-us-army-secretary-creates-task-force-for-hvac-repairs/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T03:00:01.762Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T03:00:01.762Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Acting US Army secretary creates task force for HVAC repairs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SxCo2XJILsvDKnOX7I5uicEpGAU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FUIZUYRJXFGBROML4ZLHJ3CJPA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pfc. Luis Fernandez of the 101st Airborne Division works on an air conditioner on Oct. 29, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (Pfc. Richard Ortiz/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/15/us-soldiers-must-train-on-new-basics-of-unmanned-systems-officials-say/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-15T01:00:01.603Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T01:00:01.603Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US soldiers must train on ‘new basics’ of unmanned systems, officials say]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/qYIeBNTiWWfgvCLUY6_HQBMlIcM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/JRNKEST4G5E4ZC7ZW2DV46XZGA.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Todd Kelly, a squadron master trainer assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, hand-launches a Peregrine one-way attack unmanned aerial system during Project Flytrap at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, on May 15, 2026. (Sgt. Max Elliott/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/14/northrop-grumman-breaks-out-the-big-guns-at-ausa/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-14T23:00:00.735Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-14T23:00:00.735Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman breaks out the big guns at AUSA]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/sbQOqUqefqvhf80HoZMjqyvOnBA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/3EAUYAYJNFEVNBOMJ56ST2MD74.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The M230LF Dual Feed. (Northrop Grumman)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/10/14/pentagon-needs-50b-for-mass-drone-production-hegseth-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-14T22:06:56.87Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-14T22:06:56.87Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon needs $50B for mass drone production, Hegseth says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/yEv8tlA_O1id14QfRqeg9v5L5jk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/A3R4BV6GVBH7DKAYDW7ODWTMXU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the Association of the United States Army 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, Oct. 14, 2026. 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(Kylie Cooper/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/mil-money/2026/10/14/heres-the-2027-cost-of-living-increase-for-retirees-veterans/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-14T21:07:43.134Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-14T21:07:43.134Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Here’s the 2027 cost-of-living increase for retirees, veterans ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/x7ZVAj5nJ0lDih2rN2uWre9qq8c=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GNGENRKMKVBEJFVZP5ILJSLEOQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Social Security Administration’s COLA announcement on Oct. 14, 2026, sets the rate of increase for military retirees and people receiving veterans benefits. (Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/10/14/voting-by-absentee-ballot-its-time/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-14T20:30:25.572Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Military Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-14T20:30:25.572Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Voting by absentee ballot? It’s time.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/jl8uzXVPAVqLJMi1Ei5noVYIsPI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/2QQHZVJETJGCJDTB4E3HYVTYTE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Federal Voting Assistance Program offers information and tools to help service members, families and overseas citizens vote by absentee ballot. (Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss/Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>