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(Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/02/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><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-02T19:02:41.873Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Drone Hunters of Kherson’ takes viewers into a war that blends ‘trench warfare and the Terminator’]]></news:title></news:news><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." 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(Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS)]]></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><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-02T12:25:02.772Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpower]]></news:title></news:news><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. 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Akeel Austin/Marine Corps)]]></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><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-01T14:27:05.163Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Infrastructure is the weapon’: Inside the race to build portable interceptor factories]]></news:title></news:news><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><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-01T09:32:42.063Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Strait of Hormuz offers a lesson in air denial]]></news:title></news:news><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><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-03-31T21:40:30.696Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fewer service members died by suicide in 2024 than year prior, report finds]]></news:title></news:news><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><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Air Force Times</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-03-31T16:23:19.437Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hegseth reveals secret trip to Middle East amid escalating Iran war]]></news:title></news:news><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. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/03/30/the-us-navy-wants-you-to-make-drone-killer-ammunition/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-30T22:26:51.757Z</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>2026-03-30T22:26:51.757Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The US Navy wants you ... to make ‘Drone Killer’ ammunition]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/bpWHpuht1FqtqF1qyvQ7L91HUtg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/D6VNWSBUPZGJLIEOPX36LSQBP4.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division's Drone Killer Cartridge family of ammunition. (NSWC Crane)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/03/30/trump-says-massive-military-complex-to-be-built-beneath-white-house-ballroom/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-30T22:26:20.952Z</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>2026-03-30T22:26:20.952Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump says massive military complex to be built beneath White House ballroom]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/jsrMJubFCx6vLwLELqa3oJ_xwvA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PNIXCBQZPZF5RHCBEOC2A7QG3M.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump talks while holding up renderings of the planned White House ballroom aboard Air Force One on March 29. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/30/limited-missions-big-risks-what-a-us-ground-fight-in-iran-could-become/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-30T21:43:39.254Z</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>2026-03-30T21:43:39.254Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Limited missions, big risks: What a US ground fight in Iran could become]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://archetype-military-times-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2zsPdDZ8Bmz2i5OrblHp2N8Kemc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/XHMB3QYXHFDXZJQICSV3AFGZ4Q.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division during live fire exercises at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, July 2025. 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