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(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/07/army-aviator-who-hid-behind-dating-profile-alias-convicted-of-rape/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T17:38:13.531Z</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>2026-05-07T17:38:13.531Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Army aviator who hid behind dating profile alias convicted of rape]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/xGPx6sK4at4vdESc3hIA7TEGoKg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/WV5PKMUYXZGUTGI37C2Q62SZ7Y.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Warrant Officer Dawson Van Manen was convicted by a military jury of raping two women and sentenced to 31 years in prison. (Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/07/a-small-town-in-germany-braces-for-end-to-decades-of-life-with-us-troops/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-07T16:42:30.231Z</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>2026-05-07T16:42:30.231Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A small town in Germany braces for end to decades of life with US troops]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/0MQpa2RBO6rbzEP3DQv5dSZQntM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/H24MWSWBDRAIRIYR356PLYQVYY.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An American flag hangs in front of a house in Netzaberg housing area near Vilseck, Germany, where U.S. military personnel and their families live. 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(Screenshot via X)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/maryland-lawmakers-allege-lack-of-transparency-following-air-force-base-jet-fuel-leak/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T19:45:10.573Z</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>2026-05-06T19:45:10.573Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryland lawmakers allege lack of transparency following Air Force base jet fuel leak]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7afdyuoAs86HaTFwwPLO7rs5Cs4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZT7YXFFUENHCLARE7CNCQ3U7QY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The snow-covered main entrance at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Jan. 17, 2024. 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Joshua Arends/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/06/naval-aviators-will-no-longer-command-amphibious-warships-cno-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T19:18:01.505Z</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>2026-05-06T19:18:01.505Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Naval aviators will no longer command amphibious warships, CNO says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/z9KZOXIaS0mxEkZPQPgqRFjldwc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4UYZUMOITJHCPO7X2HZELGNJMQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter prepares to take off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli on April 17, 2026. (U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/06/us-forces-fire-at-disable-iran-flagged-tanker-trying-to-evade-blockade/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T18:16:02.088Z</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>2026-05-06T18:16:02.088Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US forces fire at, disable Iran-flagged tanker trying to evade blockade]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GNdvsg2YMzYQZxzaBxcwALDsxbA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6A5ZOPHUF5ADJOI47IRDD5D3I4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An F/A-18E Super Hornet, seen here on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury on March 23, 2026, disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker with a 20mm cannon gun Wednesday. (U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/b-52-engine-replacement-clears-critical-design-review-first-modifications-to-begin-this-year/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T17:57:06.109Z</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>2026-05-06T17:57:06.109Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[B-52 engine replacement clears critical design review, first modifications to begin this year]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/lp57bK1YyQ_KKnryTLPUwRWYCJ0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/7CUKOUFG3NBBDAJOIVWH4YAHG4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. and Italian aircraft consisting of F-35 Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons and a B-52 Stratofortress, fly in formation over the Adriatic Sea, June 4, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Joshua R. M. Dewberry/Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/05/06/life-or-death-centered-around-a-canteen-for-this-aef-soldier/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T16:33:18.507Z</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>2026-05-06T16:33:18.507Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Life or death centered around a canteen for this AEF soldier ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/681XptIiTgYiXa6ob87Mzh8hwAA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PB2PHXV2UNGGJID2HTJCU2PW6I.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sawelson risked his own life to give a wounded man a sip of water from his own canteen. (Congressional Medal of Honor Society)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/coast-guard-to-stand-up-special-forces-command/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T15:54:09.734Z</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>2026-05-06T15:54:09.734Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Coast Guard to stand up special forces command]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SbeMofy8ytZEJvtq3WsRymjUwhE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/GZ4FJOUIYZGTXM7NYE5DOFALOI.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA["Coasties" conduct jet ski training offshore San Diego, Jan. 14, 2026. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey/U.S Coast Guard )]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/coast-guard-to-deploy-autonomous-saildrones-on-great-lakes/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:26:29.723Z</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>2026-05-06T14:26:29.723Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Coast Guard to deploy autonomous saildrones on Great Lakes]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2YxwCRx9mORgN6e6E9f1AI1Vnr8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4AMKQYJTHVERLJOVJSL2GX2UC4.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/05/danger-pay-for-us-troops-could-double-expand-to-more-regions/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:11:37.955Z</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>2026-05-06T14:11:37.955Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Danger pay for US troops could double, expand to more regions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/qmBPKZLrZkzBWYtAcAnO58yXFAM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/HMB6RQOJEZG2BBTNQNZ3MCKMDA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A damaged U.S. aircraft following an Iranian strike on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. (Social media via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/heres-whats-behind-the-us-armys-21b-rd-funding-increase/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:00:54.127Z</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>2026-05-06T14:00:54.127Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Here’s what’s behind the US Army’s $2.1B R&D funding increase]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7XA0r67zgxZ-KfUNBhPlcAtfiwo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FZGTG7QGIJCQ5LZS2VMY64VBME.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers train with a THAAD system at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (Capt. Adan Cazarez/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/05/05/pentagon-assures-safe-passage-through-strait-of-hormuz-despite-presence-of-mines/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T19:47:14.932Z</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>2026-05-05T19:47:14.932Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon assures safe passage through Strait of Hormuz despite presence of mines]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QLHVFZgr9LxJ1O9ICunrExdTzuk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/OP4VNOB6XNA2TMF2T7O427TUD4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara, equipped with a mine countermeasures mission package, participates in a training exercise in the Arabian Gulf on Feb. 2, 2026. (MCS2 Iain Page/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/05/marine-promoted-to-gunnery-sergeant-after-beating-lymphatic-cancer/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T19:35:38.817Z</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>2026-05-05T19:35:38.817Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Marine promoted to gunnery sergeant after beating lymphatic cancer]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Ymwpe89GtCQJ1HcOwgote2hgBsU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/JVGK5QGYGZCENEE4L5SW2NPH44.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alejandro Abrego speaks during a promotion ceremony at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2026. (Ethan Claassen/U.S. Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/global/europe/2026/05/05/policies-needed-to-share-ai-generated-intel-across-nato-countries-official-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T18:20:22.868Z</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>2026-05-05T18:20:22.868Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Policies needed to share AI-generated intel across NATO countries, official says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/oB8Mh66PtvAYnkkXLc3fRC_wK2Q=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/MZBM2XCGGNFIJMYNNH3HHQG7NQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for intelligence, speaks May 4, 2026, at the GEOINT Symposium in Aurora, Colo. (The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/05/05/refusing-evacuation-this-marine-packed-dirt-into-his-wound-and-continued-to-fight/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T17:32:06.035Z</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>2026-05-05T17:32:06.035Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Refusing evacuation, this Marine packed dirt into his wound and continued to fight]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWH9o2yvRqOFqw5oUWydDl08uyY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/U6PGE6ATXVCIZIVX3UI4YKMXVE.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Bobo, among numerous others,  played a part in I Company’s holding the line during the Battle of Getlin’s Corner. (Congressional Medal of Honor Society)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/01/air-force-units-earn-honors-for-rescues-during-us-evacuation-from-afghanistan/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T16:36:35.861Z</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>2026-05-05T16:36:35.861Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Air Force units earn honors for rescues during US evacuation from Afghanistan]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ukhsd0cckiXC6YLClZ5e96eShBU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4W3MLXBCB5H2DPIYQ5GTGDCYI4.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Col. Jose Cabrera places a new Operation Allies Refuge streamer on the 55th Rescue Squadron guidon, April 17, 2026. (Kahdija Slaughter/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>