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(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><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/01/air-force-units-earn-honors-for-rescues-during-us-evacuation-from-afghanistan/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T16:36:35.861Z</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>2026-05-05T16:36:35.861Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Air Force units earn honors for rescues during US evacuation from Afghanistan]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ukhsd0cckiXC6YLClZ5e96eShBU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4W3MLXBCB5H2DPIYQ5GTGDCYI4.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Col. Jose Cabrera places a new Operation Allies Refuge streamer on the 55th Rescue Squadron guidon, April 17, 2026. (Kahdija Slaughter/U.S. Air Force)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/pay-benefits/military-benefits/health-care/2026/05/05/defense-department-proposes-splitting-military-health-system-budget/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T16:23:37.667Z</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>2026-05-05T16:23:37.667Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Defense Department proposes splitting military health system budget]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Qec9FN95ujPiczN-c8nLJw_Zx5c=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/6KFMHVKE65BVZEXJA7I3NSB4CQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Germeel Williams provides emergency care as part of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course assessment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Apr. 13, 2026. (MC2 Alec Kramer/Navy)]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>