Guns out: Why the Army moved to allow rolled sleeves for soldiers; The Islamic State just took a page from the ‘Battle of Stalingrad’; The Marines just took ‘man’ out of 19 job titles, and people are losing their minds; In Pentagon bomb squad, an investigation and a fight to stave off financial ruin; Revamped U.S. training program, with new goals, has trained fewer than 100 Syrians so far; Soldier at center of Medal of Honor controversy recalls the day he faced suicide bombers;   A military blog by Dan Lamothe   Guns out: Why the Army moved to allow rolled sleeves for soldiers "We’re the only service that doesn’t do it, and we used to," said the Army's senior enlisted adviser. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more » The Islamic State just took a page from the ‘Battle of Stalingrad’ A tale of two grain silos. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   The Marines just took ‘man’ out of 19 job titles, and people are losing their minds The title changes are just one more friction point on the long road to gender integration. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   In Pentagon bomb squad, an investigation and a fight to stave off financial ruin The Pentagon bomb squad's pay was effectively cut 25 percent. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Revamped U.S. training program, with new goals, has trained fewer than 100 Syrians so far Officials describe the modest progress the Pentagon has made since late last year. By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   After deadly crash, Blue Angels set to resume airshow schedule Just in time for July 4th. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Soldier at center of Medal of Honor controversy recalls the day he faced suicide bombers Sgt. 1st Class Earl Plumlee recalled in detail the 2013 battle involved. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   WorldViews Important stories from around the world, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Checkpoint:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Checkpoint or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071