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(Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/03/us-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T16:35:13.925Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/m9_-ZHNhyTtvnQ6yVB1JwH9O1Es=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6PUYK6AK6RHD3KSJSGKYVZ7SJY.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft takes off for a mission supporting Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, March 9, 2026. (U.S. Air Force via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/02/pentagon-expands-firearm-access-for-off-duty-military-members-on-base/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T23:15:39.594Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Ponyvkg98_WjNgK1cjfoGTfBiag=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/D5JXD4B4BJAEHCX4DUKT4AZG24.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. (Evan Vucci/Reuters)  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/02/hegseth-asks-armys-top-general-to-retire-immediately-as-iran-war-rages/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-03T01:12:59.618Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/tuvuhctaET-phbMD8ELfv34N8l0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZU4ACCEMEZDUJELJN2KLZARBDY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George seen visiting soldiers in 2023. (U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/02/bipartisan-group-of-senators-vow-to-keep-us-in-nato-despite-trump-threats/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T20:56:30.247Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/jFUc6H_WNTwDODPLJ6DgRSxzX1c=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/WQBIDQMO2VC6LEHE2GXL7HHSLU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, alongside U.S. Senators Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)          ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2026/04/02/15-fairchild-airmen-awarded-for-refueling-roles-in-combat-operations/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T20:26:15.177Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ENyXEu-ovVoO-GHQPEmCm-H68-M=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/HJ6ECQR4HNDXRMCTZQCUBAOFFU.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Air Force airmen assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star Medal on March 31. (Airman 1st Class Emilee Seiler/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/02/golden-dome-ships-and-missiles-top-trumps-15-trillion-defense-wish-list/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T19:09:10.759Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2OeoTbyGBdGNF58K3TjoRhKQNF4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/JZ2233PCIBGS5K65GBZCL3BW44.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1. (Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/02/drone-hunters-of-kherson-take-viewers-into-a-war-that-blends-trench-warfare-and-the-terminator/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T19:02:41.873Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/kZqXRz4M1GYzpqHsFQX7MMocrYk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FKGPXTDCWNBB3L5YRIRXU4BC4M.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former Navy pilot Ken Harbaugh in "Drone Hunters of Kherson." (Maks Penko)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/video/2026/04/02/its-real-its-here-elbit-shows-off-combat-proven-sigma-mobile-howitzer-at-ausa-global-force/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T15:10:47Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/L2o7OhrBAzAWVM432S6pFf-IMpA=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/03-27-2026/t_aa3d764660144985817a6e3c1b5ae058_name_Sigma_Thumb.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/02/trump-threatens-to-walk-away-from-nato/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T14:31:00.573Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Ww70vrrFBd7o2675HT5ijpg81l8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/NUC7EZ44YFFKNDKK4R6EUKBTTY.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, in Washington next week. (Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/2026/04/01/if-chaplains-are-officers-second-which-staff-corps-officers-are-next/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-01T21:37:23.844Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/9-ht0xiJGdV_rfsfSLYf1rcaqeg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/MDHLSTO6RZF6VNX5MIRWPZRZBA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Grant Mayfield leads a prayer in preparation to depart Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 2021. (Staff Sgt. Akeel Austin/Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/global/mideast-africa/2026/04/01/iranian-strikes-target-the-infrastructure-behind-us-airpower/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-02T12:25:02.772Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/xqccw6ZYIdzMjXSau_NnbaeVbzo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/C2VXKPONCBEDLFHKBVZBFFWVCY.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27, 2026, Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. (Social media via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/01/infrastructure-is-the-weapon-inside-the-race-to-build-portable-interceptor-factories/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-01T14:27:05.163Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/604K9_rrQAGgrk2L3Ebm9g6n1eI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5UQNB3BINJF4BLNUEBEUKSJR44.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A fully self-contained drone manufacturing facility built inside a standard shipping container. (Sensofusion)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/2026/04/01/the-strait-of-hormuz-offers-a-lesson-in-air-denial/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-01T09:32:42.063Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EFpSOAmqk7G4ybgh4QZg_OJ3yW8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/BHLT7BI2LVEIZBSYCEW2HNU3U4.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (Reuters/Stringer//File Photo)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/veterans/2026/03/31/fewer-service-members-died-by-suicide-in-2024-than-year-prior-report-finds/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-31T21:40:30.696Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/o5_43URsRlml2gjmq7MSfPtP4OM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RST7D3WE3NANZOOTYKTKAJMDWQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll community steps out at sunrise during a Sept. 27th, 2025, suicide awareness ruck. (Sherman Hogue/U.S. Army)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/03/31/hegseth-reveals-secret-trip-to-middle-east-amid-escalating-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-31T16:23:19.437Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Rm4FtQc3CGoQyXxyxyOVcYTQdE0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/HOYKD6HNQJDAZA3DEUZYQQKTLM.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon on March 31. 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(NSWC Crane)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/video/2026/03/30/staying-ahead-in-the-space-domain-defense-news-weekly-full-episode-33126/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-30T14:18:13Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GK8K0OoXqBuRmERmip0OemIJbew=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/03-27-2026/t_92a84b0b22914f12a731711efbe3a018_name_813_show_thumb_2.png</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/03/30/senator-stalls-3-unfit-officer-promotions-in-retort-to-hegseth/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-30T14:08:08.118Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BSUsDpRNspfA6OnQR6OBjDNAkKw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/54AG7AHV65AMPL5WIN4IJUKLTA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. 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(Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/23/trump-approved-iran-operation-after-netanyahu-argued-for-joint-killing-of-khamenei-sources-say/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-23T21:10:34.811Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/dbU4TTHgzIGm_8MWycI9SPsatoE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/A42UGW27DZG2BDUGS7HJZYC6QQ.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump points toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2025. 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(Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/20/uk-approves-us-use-of-british-bases-to-strike-iran-missile-sites-targeting-ships/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-20T20:14:36.702Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/In1qX-gY3ZfnTvww0CxHm4oru0I=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/XGB23ENHOFHY3IOHW57K3T3GSU.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber approaches to land at RAF Fairford airbase in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, March 17, 2026. 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