Military aircraft that appeared low over Manhattan were conducting ‘routine training’; Filmmaker behind Bowe Bergdahl’s ‘Serial’ interviews settles lawsuit, avoids Army subpoena; ISIS is on the offensive and may have just picked up a surface-to-air missile system; With small changes, U.S. maintains military aid to Saudi Arabia despite rebukes over Yemen carnage; New battlefield video shows how Russia’s elite KSO military unit is fighting in Syria; Trump takes aim at Pentagon’s ‘revolving door’ and Lockheed Martin’s $400 billion F-35 program;   A military blog by Dan Lamothe   Military aircraft that appeared low over Manhattan were conducting ‘routine training’ An Air Force officer said they were doing “routine training." By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Filmmaker behind Bowe Bergdahl’s ‘Serial’ interviews settles lawsuit, avoids Army subpoena Mark Boal sued the U.S. government after it sought his recorded interviews with Bergdahl. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ISIS is on the offensive and may have just picked up a surface-to-air missile system It looks like a Soviet-era S-125 or SA-3. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   With small changes, U.S. maintains military aid to Saudi Arabia despite rebukes over Yemen carnage The White House launched the high-level review of U.S. assistance in October, following a Saudi airstrike that killed more than 100 people at a Yemeni funeral. By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   New battlefield video shows how Russia’s elite KSO military unit is fighting in Syria They're Russia's best of the best and appear to like pirate flags. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Trump takes aim at Pentagon’s ‘revolving door’ and Lockheed Martin’s $400 billion F-35 program Trump has called for a 'lifetime restriction' of top defense officials going to work for defense contractors By Christian Davenport  •  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