Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 5, 2015

RT: 30,000 troops, 6 rapid units: NATO increases military power in Eastern Europe

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 5, 2015

Ukraine crisis: Nato to bolster Eastern Europe against Russia -- BBC

NATO Reports Russian Military Involvement in Ukraine Reduced to Specialist Roles -- Moscow Times/Reuters

UK to Send 1,000 More Troops to Bolster NATO Forces in Eastern Europe -- Sputnik

NATO Pledges Support for Ukraine, No Word on Weapons -- WSJ

NATO Chief to Meet With Ukrainian President Poroshenko in Munich Saturday -- Sputnik

Top NATO general warns of Russian reaction to arming Ukraine -- AP

Hagel concerned about possible split in NATO -- AP

Plans for sending UN peacekeepers to Ukraine being discussed by experts — diplomat -- ITAR-TASS

European defence ministers oppose sending weapons to Ukraine -- Daily Mail/Reuters

Report: Eastern Ukraine Flooded With Russian-Made Weapons -- Washington Free Beacon

Moscow concerned by plans to form joint Ukrainian-Polish-Lithuanian military brigade -- ITAR-TASS

Putin Spending Big On Military Modernization Despite Russia's Economic Woes -- AP

Russia’s Military Doctrine: Facts And Details -- Sputnik

Washington Unveils NATO Weapon-Sharing Plan -- Defense News

Jordanian King Pleads for US Weaponry -- Defense News

US military moving more military assets into Iraq to fight ISIS -- FOX News

Official: U.S. Military moved search and rescue assets to Northern Iraq -- CNN

US, S Korea Begin Joint Naval Drill Despite Tensions on Korean Peninsula -- Sputnik

South Korea not planning to deploy US missile defense system — official -- ITAR-TASS

China Voices Concern About US Missile Defense in South Korea -- Defense News/AFP

Military Ebola mission in Liberia coming to an end -- USA Today

Pentagon Lost Track of Weapons Worth $400 Million in Yemen -- Sputnik

Next Defense Secretary Open to Keeping A-10 in Air Force -- DoD Buzz

Pentagon pick Ashton Carter discusses Iraq and Ukraine at Senate hearing – as it happened -- The Guardian

Carter: Involve Chiefs in Weapons Decisions -- Defense News

New defense secretary airs differences with Obama over Ukraine, Gitmo -- Washington Times

Defense Secretary nominee expected to be confirmed next week -- Stars and Stripes

Defense nominee Carter casts himself as independent voice -- Washington Post

Who is Ashton Carter? -- WSJ

Army Ranger School to Introduce Female ‘Observers’ Who Haven’t Met Standards -- Washington Free Beacon

The Military’s Next Big Recruiting Ground May Be Virtual -- We Are The Mighty

‘American Sniper’ fame could complicate Chris Kyle murder trial -- Stars and Stripes/Los Angeles Times (Tribune News Service)

What Really Drives Obama's Military Strategy? -- Foreign Policy

New White House Strategy Tackles Changed World -- Paul McLeary, Defense News