Report proposes canceling U.S. aircraft carriers, investing in lasers to combat Russia and China; Pentagon releases Mauritanian prisoner who penned Guantanamo memoir; How U.S. and Western troops will help in the battle for Mosul; ‘Band-Aid on a bullet wound’: What America’s new war looks like in Afghanistan’s most violent province;   A military blog by Dan Lamothe   Report proposes canceling U.S. aircraft carriers, investing in lasers to combat Russia and China An interesting look at the Pentagon's budget problem. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Pentagon releases Mauritanian prisoner who penned Guantanamo memoir The Pentagon has sent home a Mauritanian prisoner who wrote a best-selling memoir about his captivity at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after 14 years at the military prison. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a high-profile detainee whose release was approved by a government panel in July, was moved to Mauritania on Monday, said Lt. Col. Valerie Henderson, a U.S. military spokeswoman. … By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is knighted He was called an “enthusiastic Anglophile.” By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   How U.S. and Western troops will help in the battle for Mosul In Mosul, Iraq, the strategy to fight ISIS will involve, among other strategies, airstrikes by U.S. and Western forces. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   ‘Band-Aid on a bullet wound’: What America’s new war looks like in Afghanistan’s most violent province Fifteen years later, the war in Afghanistan grinds on, just with a new coat of paint. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  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