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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. (Elise Amendola/AP, File)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/09/29/pentagon-directs-cyber-intelligence-agencies-to-counter-foreign-election-threats/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T16:17:29.208Z</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>2026-09-29T16:17:29.208Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon directs cyber, intelligence agencies to counter foreign election threats]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/0iYdvQ5UOh_rUr67-7MVP5GZj7U=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/M5CGWRL6EVFABH4ZQXNFGM3P5M.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Sept. 24, 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/29/uss-klakring-sent-to-the-bottom-of-the-atlantic-in-joint-us-uk-sinkex/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T16:11:46.079Z</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>2026-09-29T16:11:46.079Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[USS Klakring sent to the bottom of the Atlantic in joint US-UK SINKEX]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Ckk3ViIFjvQLmCCNDjnZ1a-0d6U=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/Q3ZA3FMXWVGXJM5XU7N3YUZ3TA.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The USS Klakring was sent below the seas during a recent joint SINKEX event. (U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/29/us-forces-exiting-iraq-after-2-decades-leaving-opening-for-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T14:40:57.17Z</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>2026-09-29T14:40:57.17Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US forces exiting Iraq after 2 decades, leaving opening for Iran]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J_4KPewZr59pNPa0x7bi0RPWT9k=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/TMGJG4YFUJC5FBS55ARIXHX7UQ.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vehicles at a street in Fallujah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2026. (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. Kevin Williams/Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/09/28/soldier-charged-in-shooting-death-of-infant/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T14:22:34.292Z</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>2026-09-29T14:22:34.292Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Soldier charged in shooting death of infant ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/USkeE9T7iSTN8uxdN1-AIX-SsLg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6GNCPHURV5HZLIKLFVDVWZJHCQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A gavel rests on the judge’s bench in the courtroom of the 39th Air Base Wing legal office at Nov. 14, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. (Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua/Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/09/29/38-sailors-marines-wounded-this-month-in-middle-east/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-29T00:07:39.163Z</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>2026-09-29T00:07:39.163Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[38 sailors, Marines wounded this month in Middle East]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/bnyQu84oErg69a5c1hUp1z-UYJU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/TXGOMRWIQBGFXGOB64RKHTERYU.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aerial view of the Pentagon. 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