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Ryanne Williams)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/29/pilot-shut-off-fuel-supply-leading-to-october-2025-skyraider-ii-crash-air-force-finds/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-29T19:47:30.078Z</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>2026-06-29T19:47:30.078Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pilot shut off fuel supply, leading to October 2025 Skyraider II crash, Air Force finds]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/69GKhxBy2ho4v3KVknJc0zCWG6Y=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/COSKKGJFKJCNFL5DRUMT7URGXY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Air Force OA-1K Skyraider II is parked on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 28, 2025. (Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli/Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/29/usmc-awards-20-million-contract-for-first-autonomous-ground-vehicles/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-29T19:46:48.992Z</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>2026-06-29T19:46:48.992Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[USMC awards $20 million contract for first autonomous ground vehicles]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RoLhkYDZDOJIq6O9gKeKtjSZ8Ak=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/VXKDO5RWXFHRZKIJRI5B7FHKHI.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The contract was awarded this month to Overland AI, a Seattle-based company. (Overland AI)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2026/06/29/anthony-tata-assumes-oversight-of-defense-powmia-accounting-agency/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-29T19:14:37.762Z</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>2026-06-29T19:14:37.762Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Anthony Tata assumes oversight of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ADQxRh-gI8OQ2xX70JvJSpAqFXM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PCZBMPNWLRBHXA3H5SJDKS6NJ4.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anthony Tata, center, at the Daniel K. Inouye DPAA Center for Excellence, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 11, 2026. (Staff Sgt. 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(Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Suarez/Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/29/army-wants-up-to-100-drone-boats-to-fill-watercraft-gap-in-pacific/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-29T15:42:08.569Z</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>2026-06-29T15:42:08.569Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Army wants up to 100 drone boats to fill watercraft gap in Pacific]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/9HDM6HOTYmUEcnrZ64bk6c9rqLI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/V4ZPDJQLQVH7XDOLVUV6ZQ47DI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers test and field unmanned surface vessels in the Philippines, June 14, 2026. (Sgt. 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(Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/26/us-army-gives-chaplains-90-days-to-remove-rank-insignia/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-26T20:22:46.548Z</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>2026-06-26T20:22:46.548Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Army gives chaplains 90 days to remove rank insignia]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/vtkdXS0hgj-d8LCZaUM-Mj19L6Y=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/MATWSB6S3VF7BC4OUVTCS4LDSQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Department of the Army released implementation guidance for the Army Chaplains Corps uniform that removes the rank insignia from the chest of the Army Combat Uniform and places the chaplain insignia on the collars. (Sgt. Justin Rachal/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/06/26/air-force-solicits-ideas-for-over-1000-mile-range-weapon-from-industry/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-26T19:20:19.863Z</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>2026-06-26T19:20:19.863Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Air Force solicits ideas for over 1,000-mile range weapon from industry]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GlovPJ48xea_RPOakaJjptBlsEQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZNSI4QWBXJGHHHXUVAXGRMKEVA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Air Force, Army and Navy coordinated to launch a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a rapid infiltration mission for Red Flag-Alaska 18-1 in May, 2018, at Fort Greely, Alaska. (Isaac Johnson/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/military-benefits/health-care/2026/06/26/feds-pay-out-17m-to-families-sickened-by-navys-fuel-contaminated-water-in-hawaii/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-26T18:00:08.172Z</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>2026-06-26T18:00:08.172Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Feds pay out $17M to families sickened by Navy’s fuel-contaminated water in Hawaii]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HjkbhsYdu1-d9kGmJNfBPKr-C60=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZF7KJKNONJFQBMTTARSAMK4NQE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Service members help distribute water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in February 2022, to families whose water was contaminated by the fuel spill in Hawaii. (Seaman Chris Thomas/U.S. Navy)
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