F-16 fighter jet crashes in Afghanistan during takeoff from Bagram Airfield; How Russian special forces are shaping the fight in Syria; Pentagon and State Department order families of U.S. troops and diplomats to leave Turkey; Here’s what an advanced Russian tank looks like after getting hit with a U.S.-made missile; Former Defense Intelligence Agency deputy had ‘personal limousine service’ to work, says report;   A military blog by Dan Lamothe   F-16 fighter jet crashes in Afghanistan during takeoff from Bagram Airfield The incident occurred about 8:30 p.m. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   How Russian special forces are shaping the fight in Syria They are the glue keeping the Syrian forces together. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Pentagon and State Department order families of U.S. troops and diplomats to leave Turkey Several Turkish cities have been bombed in recent months. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Here’s what an advanced Russian tank looks like after getting hit with a U.S.-made missile The tank was disabled, and the crew appears to have lived. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Former Defense Intelligence Agency deputy had ‘personal limousine service’ to work, says report There are a lot of things in Washington that spies dread. Being summoned to testify before Congress. Sitting down for a polygraph test. Further down the misery scale is making the commute to Joint Base Bolling-Anacostia, a sprawling compound south of Washington where the Defense Intelligence Agency is based. The agency’s former deputy director routinely … By Greg Miller  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Fact Checker Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. 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