Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 6, 2015

Tribal fighters take part in a military training to prepare for fighting against Islamic State militants, at the Ain al-Assad military base in Anbar province November 15, 2014. Picture taken November 15, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Stringer

Top Story: US troops begin training Iraqi military forces at bases in Anbar and Taji (The Guardian)

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 6, 2015

Formal training mission in Iraq is underway -- Stars and Stripes

Israeli Military Divided Over Gaza War Probes -- AP

China Launches Weapons Acquisition Website -- Defense Tech

Intelligence: China Wants It All -- Strategy Page

China's Military Is NOT Going Rogue -- Peter Mattis, National Interest

U.K. spending chief welcomes fighter jet milestone -- Portsmouth News

NATO's priority in 2015: Setting up reaction force in Europe -- AP

US Wants Permanent Troops Deployment at Military Base in Spain: Reports -- Sputnik

Pentagon: Afghanistan withdrawal on schedule -- The Hill

White House: Obama 'clear' about Afghanistan withdrawal -- The Hill

Here's What US Troops In Afghanistan Are Doing Now That Combat Operations Have Ended -- Business Insider/Reuters

3 cool new military helicopters, plus an amped up Apache -- FOX News

Changing sea duty: Marines prep to deploy aboard new ships -- Joshua Stewart, Military Times

Navy Wants Rail Guns to Fight Ballistic and Supersonic Missiles Says RFI -- USNI News

U.S. Navy Buys $81 Million Lithium-Iron Battery -- Forbes

Recon Marines sport SEAL-designed boots -- Marine Times

Air Force Short on Drone Pilots for ISIS Campaign -- DoD Buzz

Exclusive: CIA says its inspector general is resigning at end of month -- Reuters

US Senator Feinstein sends Obama recommendations for ending ‘future use of torture’ -- RT

Dem spy watcher wants new rules for CIA -- The Hill

Hidden World War II Battlefields Reveal Germans' Secret Tactics -- Live Science

3D Printing Could Revolutionize Modern Warfare -- Eric Randolph, Business Insider/AFP

The Flying Hospital That Rushes Wounded Soldiers to Safety -- Annie Sneed, The Danger Room

Lessons from Eisenhower’s secret U-2 spy missions -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

The Biggest Security Threats We’ll Face in 2015 -- Kim Zetter, Threat Level/Danger Room