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Joshua Arends/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/06/b-52-engine-replacement-clears-critical-design-review-first-modifications-to-begin-this-year/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T17:57:06.109Z</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>2026-05-06T17:57:06.109Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[B-52 engine replacement clears critical design review, first modifications to begin this year]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/lp57bK1YyQ_KKnryTLPUwRWYCJ0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/7CUKOUFG3NBBDAJOIVWH4YAHG4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. and Italian aircraft consisting of F-35 Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons and a B-52 Stratofortress, fly in formation over the Adriatic Sea, June 4, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Joshua R. M. Dewberry/Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/05/06/life-or-death-centered-around-a-canteen-for-this-aef-soldier/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T16:33:18.507Z</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>2026-05-06T16:33:18.507Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Life or death centered around a canteen for this AEF soldier ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/681XptIiTgYiXa6ob87Mzh8hwAA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PB2PHXV2UNGGJID2HTJCU2PW6I.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sawelson risked his own life to give a wounded man a sip of water from his own canteen. (Congressional Medal of Honor Society)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/05/danger-pay-for-us-troops-could-double-expand-to-more-regions/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:11:37.955Z</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>2026-05-06T14:11:37.955Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Danger pay for US troops could double, expand to more regions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/qmBPKZLrZkzBWYtAcAnO58yXFAM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/HMB6RQOJEZG2BBTNQNZ3MCKMDA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A damaged U.S. aircraft following an Iranian strike on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. (Social media via Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/05/05/refusing-evacuation-this-marine-packed-dirt-into-his-wound-and-continued-to-fight/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T17:32:06.035Z</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>2026-05-05T17:32:06.035Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Refusing evacuation, this Marine packed dirt into his wound and continued to fight]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XWH9o2yvRqOFqw5oUWydDl08uyY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/U6PGE6ATXVCIZIVX3UI4YKMXVE.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[John Bobo, among numerous others,  played a part in I Company’s holding the line during the Battle of Getlin’s Corner. (Congressional Medal of Honor Society)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>