‘We’re leading cultural change.’ How the Marines are preparing for female infantrymen; Pentagon: North Korea launches ballistic missiles; Why Bowe Bergdahl wanted to prove to the world he wasn’t a failure; Promotion denied for Navy admiral accused of punishing whistleblowers; ‘It was too late to return.’ New glimpse into Bowe Bergdahl desertion case emerges in documents; Navy admiral warns of growing sense that ‘might makes right’ in Southeast Asia; Honduran farmers to Finnish motorcycle gangs: Where U.S. smugglers illegally send their guns;   A military blog by Dan Lamothe   ‘We’re leading cultural change.’ How the Marines are preparing for female infantrymen Female recruits preparing to be infantrymen could begin arriving at boot camp in October. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more » ‘Sexually suggestive’ relationship ends career of Air Force general who ran air war The rank at which Lt. Gen. John Hesterman will be allowed to retire isn't clear. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Pentagon: North Korea launches ballistic missiles Officials say the missiles appeared to have been Rodong medium-range ballistic missiles, which was fired from a road-mobile missile vehicle. By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   Why Bowe Bergdahl wanted to prove to the world he wasn’t a failure Some of the most striking excerpts from the Bowe Bergdahl interview. By Jia Lynn Yang and Julie Vitkovskaya  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Promotion denied for Navy admiral accused of punishing whistleblowers Navy Secretary Ray Mabus was under pressure from Congress to reject the admiral's pending promotion. By Craig Whitlock  •  Read more »   ‘It was too late to return.’ New glimpse into Bowe Bergdahl desertion case emerges in documents The Army considered charging Bergdahl with another crime, the transcript discloses. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Navy admiral warns of growing sense that ‘might makes right’ in Southeast Asia 'A contest is underway' in the most vulnerable waters in the region. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Honduran farmers to Finnish motorcycle gangs: Where U.S. smugglers illegally send their guns The majority of the cases involved smuggling weapons to Mexico. 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