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(RAND)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/09/04/trump-appoints-adam-telle-as-acting-army-secretary/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-04T04:23:16.952Z</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>2026-09-04T04:23:16.952Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump appoints Adam Telle as acting Army secretary]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PfsfRDtFw0xlxt7FjNq_8JxP_uI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/YK5367KPFVANTAXKCUXVLOLPK4.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adam Telle, U.S. assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, speaks during a press conference discussing fertilizer policy at USDA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2026. 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(Megan Varner/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/video/2026/09/03/trump-to-nominate-hung-cao-as-navy-secretary/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T16:34:51Z</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>2026-09-03T16:34:51Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump to nominate Hung Cao as Navy secretary]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T-o1cXvDtyL7VXquJ8ouLQ57e_g=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/09-03-2026/t_7485a4acf30d46eca809b29e658aa618_name_Hung_Cao_THUMB.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/video/2026/09/03/first-lynx-xm30-combat-vehicles-arrive-at-army/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T16:32:39Z</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>2026-09-03T16:32:39Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[First Lynx XM30 combat vehicles arrive at Army]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/D4BMblLePnJcdXWN9ubMPpTsMBA=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/09-02-2026/t_9f1b629fd1124e11a25989dd62fa8112_name_Lynx_XM30_prototype_THUMB.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/03/fort-knox-soldier-identified-after-fatal-motor-pool-accident/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T16:30:25.734Z</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>2026-09-03T16:30:25.734Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fort Knox soldier identified after fatal motor pool accident]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BAGZh-nBcBBu0_mEh-42YVSO1tc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/SXAI47XCBBEE7GDT2XPG6FYJ5Y.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Staff Sgt. Deonte Lamar Davis died at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on Sept. 1, 2026, from injuries he sustained in an incident at an on-post motor pool. (U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/03/the-army-shut-down-a-specialized-drone-unit-legislators-want-to-know-why/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T16:29:47.386Z</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>2026-09-03T16:29:47.386Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Army shut down a specialized drone unit. 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(Elena Baladelli/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/09/03/pentagon-expands-hormone-screening-guidance-to-include-female-service-members/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T16:17:36.014Z</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>2026-09-03T16:17:36.014Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon expands hormone screening guidance to include female service members]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/1RuprSMuUc-Ww-kjpL1svgWjCwU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/23LMGLQVCVF5RATMMLW6A3FEOM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, competed in a head-to-head combat fitness challenge at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 8, 2014. (Paul Peterson/U.S. Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/03/marines-test-next-gen-combat-utility-uniforms/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T16:03:17.396Z</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>2026-09-03T16:03:17.396Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Marines test next-gen combat utility uniforms]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/8Q1oMt3vyQiZjz-1kNNvABWhjmo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/K2OF23XSCBABXC63O4DZ23PFKA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Marine applies vegetation to a previous generation uniform during a leadership event on Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 29, 2026. (Lance Cpl. Nalanie Davila/U.S. Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026/09/03/chinese-military-analysts-cant-wait-for-the-us-navys-battleship-era/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T13:23:56.657Z</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>2026-09-03T13:23:56.657Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chinese military analysts can’t wait for the US Navy’s battleship era]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JO_94qrSbaeWxaE6J55Qs2kYJ2A=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/IYHD67WXDZFPFCCL7Y2LGSVLC4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship on Dec. 22, 2025. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/02/marine-corps-to-add-6500-billets-in-force-expansion/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-03T13:03:58.921Z</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>2026-09-03T13:03:58.921Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Marine Corps to add 6,500 billets in force expansion]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Xy30r1VErQSAMBndeYeTG2aboYA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/I5EFK2ONPRH77JZ4JVKLPTDKOE.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sgt. Gavin Bart, a rifleman with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, works through an obstacle the Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 24, 2025. (Lance Cpl. 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