U.S. special operations forces conduct helicopter raid in Somalia; Pentagon official: ISIS Secretary of Defense likely killed in airstrike; Navy and Air Force launch helicopter rescue mission for downed plane in Iraq; Watch Perdix, the secretive Pentagon program dropping tiny drones from jets; Veil of secrecy lifted on Pentagon office planning ‘Avatar’ fighters and drone swarms; ‘The military is not his palace guards,’ retired three-star general says of Donald Trump; U.S. airstrike kills more than 150 at Somalia terrorist camp, military says;   A military blog by Dan Lamothe   Islamic State captive in Iraq may provide intelligence on chemical weapons capability U.S. officials are questioning an Islamic State operative being held in American custody in Iraq regarding the group’s chemical weapons capability, a defense official said on Wednesday. U.S. Special Operations forces captured the operative, an Iraqi citizen who is believed to have worked for the Iraqi government under former leader Saddam Hussein, close to a … By Missy Ryan  •  Read more » U.S. special operations forces conduct helicopter raid in Somalia It is unclear what the outcome of the raid was By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Pentagon official: ISIS Secretary of Defense likely killed in airstrike Twelve other Islamic State fighters were killed in the same strike. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Navy and Air Force launch helicopter rescue mission for downed plane in Iraq Navy helicopters carrying Air Force pararescuemen were involved. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Watch Perdix, the secretive Pentagon program dropping tiny drones from jets Watch video of how micro-drones are released from a fighter jet and take flight on their own. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Veil of secrecy lifted on Pentagon office planning ‘Avatar’ fighters and drone swarms The 'Avatar' program is the latest effort brought out of the shadows. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ‘The military is not his palace guards,’ retired three-star general says of Donald Trump The Republican candidate says U.S. service members "won't refuse" his orders. "We do not do this," retired Army Lt. General Mark Hertling said. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   U.S. airstrike kills more than 150 at Somalia terrorist camp, military says The camp was under surveillance for weeks. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  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