BRUSSELS - NATO defense ministers met on Feb. 5 to sign off on a network of command centers in eastern Europe to rapidly reinforce the region in the event of any threat from Russia, as well as a bigger rapid reaction force and two new regional headquarters.
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US soldiers stand during a visit of the NATO Secretary General of the air-traffic control center in Karmelava, Lithuania on Nov. 21, 2014.