This chart shows just how big the air war against the Islamic State was in June; The U.S. stores nuclear weapons in Turkey. Is that such a good idea?; ‘Quiet crisis’: A stark look in graphics at how many fighter pilots leave the Air Force; How the Nice truck attack managed to kill so many so quickly;   A military blog by Dan Lamothe   This chart shows just how big the air war against the Islamic State was in June The strikes came as the U.S. backed efforts to liberate Fallujah in Iraq and Manbij in Syria. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   The U.S. stores nuclear weapons in Turkey. Is that such a good idea? The 'special weapons' are part of a sharing agreement between NATO allies. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Veteran receives Medal of Honor for acts in battle that looked ‘like a bad Rambo movie’ "In a lot of ways, Chuck Kettles is America," President Obama said. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ‘Quiet crisis’: A stark look in graphics at how many fighter pilots leave the Air Force About 21 percent of all Air Force fighter pilot jobs are vacant. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   How the Nice truck attack managed to kill so many so quickly It was an atypical attack against an extremely vulnerable soft target. 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