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Ken Wilsbach speaks onstage at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, March 3, 2022. 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Perry/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/30/us-military-commanders-to-brief-trump-on-military-options-against-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T14:46:59.342Z</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>2026-04-30T14:46:59.342Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US military commanders to brief Trump on military options against Iran]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/wk8H1FocAC1KG3tE6dfzNOrJ8R0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/W72NQ5CQERFVFCOY5BFTYZAYPA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - U.S. Navy Vice Adm. 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(MCS3 Taylor King/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/28/pentagon-asks-congress-to-codify-department-of-war-estimates-52-million-cost/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T00:01:31.992Z</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>2026-04-30T00:01:31.992Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pentagon asks Congress to codify ‘Department of War,’ estimates $52 million cost]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/guscAtAGHBRDnzB4tNBHld0npgg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/EL6KO3CTEJHDVBE3VDIZ6N7ECI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth finishes the installation of a Department of War plaque at the Pentagon on Nov. 13, 2025. 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Dan Caine testify at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's fiscal 2027 budget request. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/29/trump-says-he-discussed-a-ukraine-ceasefire-with-putin/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T20:05:12.974Z</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>2026-04-29T20:05:12.974Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump says he discussed a Ukraine ceasefire with Putin]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3cWL1cgNU12xk3t6924KPVVA62c=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/Q6WMFVAQ5ND3LELFKLFCLNOPTA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on Aug. 15, 2025. 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(Kylie Cooper/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/29/air-force-releases-plan-to-recruit-retain-ai-professionals/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T18:59:09.237Z</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>2026-04-29T18:59:09.237Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Air Force releases plan to recruit, retain AI professionals ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/bJ4tXQgnqrskaGO7vc5NLWsC-Ks=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RT4BUYK7P5BCHORIBCZAVETTLQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Captains of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate at Rome, New York, interact with AI tools on Oct. 18, 2021. (Air Force Research Laboratory)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/05/05/central-commands-top-spokesman-under-inspector-general-investigation/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T16:48:45.124Z</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>2026-04-29T16:48:45.124Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Central Command’s top spokesman under inspector general investigation]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KvwFeQ-8Lp7zjmajJZ0ufXV4eMw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/3K36LCTSVNFGHLOIXS2V7IZPY4.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Central Command overseas Defense Department operations in the Middle East and parts of Asia. 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