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(VA photo)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/video/2026/06/25/gwot-memorial-foundation-president-on-proposed-design-were-listening/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T13:33:27Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T13:33:27Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[GWOT Memorial Foundation president on proposed design: 'We're listening']]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GBUvqoWiU7T7dwY8s-Pp4jmEZvc=/d3k85ws6durfp9.cloudfront.net/06-24-2026/t_69e256cebdc24a95996e43b68ee3618d_name_GWOT_Thumb_2.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/25/trump-meets-munitions-makers-amid-push-to-replenish-weapons-stockpiles/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T03:01:22.514Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T03:01:22.514Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump meets munitions makers amid push to replenish weapons stockpiles]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Hnu-B-yAufkp2kZKovuWkztskn0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/CLZMJVEMAJDTHG6DUOKAGAT65Y.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron's Patriot missile systems, December 18, 2025. (Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Jacek Marczewski via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/24/white-house-asks-congress-for-876-billion-mostly-for-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-25T01:14:38.099Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T01:14:38.099Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[White House asks Congress for $87.6 billion, mostly for Iran war]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/bm-rA_O9A3xHtHPzrZz29-Y_7sQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FGNO2V6HQ5AULBVXFWHYVLEX54.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The White House asked the U.S. Congress on Wednesday for $87.6 billion for urgent needs. (Kent Nishimura/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/veterans/2026/06/24/va-to-fire-employee-for-alleged-abuse-of-disabled-vet-at-a-state-run-veterans-home/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T21:35:50.615Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T21:35:50.615Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[VA to fire employee for alleged abuse of disabled vet at a state-run veterans home]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gYWU-tU_iLjnI6G0ODJNovnUz4M=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZPGOCKZDZNH7JJQGYEKMHLIKX4.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said on X that he would fire an employee accused of abusing a Marine Corps veteran at a state-run veterans home in New York. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/24/in-shift-pentagon-grants-flu-vaccine-exceptions-to-military-services-some-federal-agencies/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T21:25:54.617Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T21:25:54.617Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[In shift, Pentagon grants flu vaccine exceptions to military services, some federal agencies]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AvgYzj_GBXDJX-Ksf-NEWRW9QEI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/NU6MZUPW45EJPH3RNGLXSSXXCI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An airman receives an influenza vaccine from a hospitalman on Nov. 20, 2020, in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean. (Ellen E. Sharkey/U.S. Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/24/can-the-us-military-preserve-decades-of-wartime-experience/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T20:04:49.765Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T20:04:49.765Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Can the US military preserve decades of wartime experience? ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UF4T-ctMk6qO_WKbVrs74hkD9ZE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5G5K7K7YIBAGXFT4264QJKPBEQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[1/3 Marines in Fallujah, Iraq, November 2004. (Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/commentary/2026/06/24/i-once-made-my-va-therapist-cry-then-an-ai-chatbot-got-me-talking-about-war-and-guilt/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T20:00:01.7Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T20:00:01.7Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[I once made my VA therapist cry. Then an AI chatbot got me talking about war and guilt ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JDdVsn5sCJBf4vKCSebLrzunLr0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6AU5KCKEJFGPHEENFMUGFPJYZQ.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Illustration by Hrisanthi Pickett/The War Horse)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/24/f-35-program-chief-warns-fleet-has-outgrown-its-support-system-amid-record-low-readiness/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T18:10:17.689Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T18:10:17.689Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[F-35 program chief warns fleet has outgrown its support system amid record-low readiness]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OLOeiaqQW54qUlGqbtTOY9jnhlo=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6YCPHOVALFGJXLDOS3HUJ5MKCE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing receive fuel from a Forward Arming and Refueling Point at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea. (Cpl. Chloe Johnson/Marine Corps)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/24/airstrike-killed-senior-isis-commander-in-syria-centcom-says/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T16:09:06.871Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T16:09:06.871Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Airstrike killed senior ISIS commander in Syria, CENTCOM says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/9ifM5q8kGusDMD8p-BbHzAkSHiw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ZNJETN4QMNDHTKTQ6HDXSAP2YE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[American soldiers patrol near prison that was attacked on Jan. 20 by the Islamic State militants in Hassakeh, Syria, Feb. 8, 2022. (Baderkhan Ahmad/AP, File)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/06/24/us-senate-joins-house-in-voting-to-halt-iran-war/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T14:44:35.105Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T14:44:35.105Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[US Senate joins House in voting to halt Iran war]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/x0gFajLxgCUvV1hTX48LDGAytF0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/KSFMM5PEJBHGLHCMB3J5NCW73M.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate backed legislation Tuesday, June 23, 2026, directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran (J. David Ake/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/pay-benefits/2026/06/24/military-families-paying-1000-out-of-pocket-for-moves-survey-shows/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T10:00:02.123Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-24T10:00:02.123Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Military families paying $1,000 out of pocket for moves, survey shows]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/iUxUfVzk1XfFrdRcmgHxTiGPOQY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4ZHQXMEUYVHYZIA4UDGXTDYNCE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Military Family Advisory Network released its Military Family 360 Survey on Monday, June 22, 2026, revealing new insights on military family well-being. (Airman Dylan Murakami/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/23/top-space-force-official-wears-new-mess-dress-uniform-ahead-of-its-formal-wear-testing/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-23T23:48:43.315Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-23T23:48:43.315Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Top Space Force official wears new mess dress uniform ahead of its formal wear testing]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/gCu0ycCwOLWj9orWz9vIjBIzeHE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6Y52KVLUEFAL3F35DRMEWA6Z2A.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, left, receives a plaque from Col. David Madson, commandant of the Air Force Weapons School, in Las Vegas, June 13, 2026, while wearing the new mess dress uniform. 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