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Yvette Davids and Midshipman 1st Class Lysander Rhenstrom during his visit to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, April 1, 2025. (Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza/DoD)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/09/29/2-aviators-eject-4-injured-during-landing-mishap-aboard-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T19:55:11.897Z</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>2026-09-29T19:55:11.897Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[8 injured after 2 aviators eject during landing mishap aboard USS Dwight D. 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(Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kellen Landis/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/09/29/pentagon-chief-set-to-announce-additional-cuts-in-senior-officer-positions/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T19:12:33.818Z</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>2026-09-29T19:12:33.818Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon chief set to announce additional cuts in senior officer positions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/fZoYKSlk2cp7NQyWo2NAfuO98nU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/7DY7SHV4L5D3HOCPBCOT22EMCQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sitting with U.S. military senior leadership at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30, 2025. 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(Douglas Sacha via Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/29/airmen-guardians-to-update-religious-affiliation-to-align-with-pentagon-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T17:04:28.51Z</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>2026-09-29T17:04:28.51Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Airmen, guardians to update religious affiliation to align with Pentagon policy]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/b2KlxiUyEDCHCIxx72mcpMhmLZE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6S3M5VALXNDXFHDUP2ZU5YNWIU.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Maj. 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Da Cunha/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/video/2026/09/28/troops-develop-ai-driven-drone-defense-weapons-defense-news-weekly-full-episode-92926/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T16:27:07Z</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>2026-09-29T16:27:07Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Troops develop AI-driven drone defense weapons | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 9.29.26]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/-PJfP49-k5_2hs_BySt0FMRnSOY=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/09-25-2026/t_e1a707f5eaff4c68b6131255fa13e860_name_DNW_839_THUMB.png</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/pentagon/2026/09/29/pentagon-awards-raytheon-up-to-207-billion-to-nearly-double-amraam-production/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T16:18:42.504Z</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>2026-09-29T16:18:42.504Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon awards Raytheon up to $20.7 billion to nearly double AMRAAM production]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/559kXJ110XV5pu7Eo2o50QW9L8o=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/CRHVBXG55BEEZG5AMNI5PZ6IGQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An American flag flies in front of the facade of Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems facility in Woburn, Mass., June 10, 2019. 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(Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/29/troops-at-cannon-afb-lost-5000-duty-days-traveling-for-medical-care-gao/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T14:38:51.565Z</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>2026-09-29T14:38:51.565Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Troops at Cannon AFB lost 5,000 duty days traveling for medical care: GAO]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gqNrDExqBSMidBLrUhhVl3NUHy4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/76VD2N57VBBFZIV2HOOBJRQWD4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A flight of MC-130J Commando II aircraft returns from a deployment at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 25, 2026. (Staff Sgt. 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