US EditionPentagon orders ‘quick reaction force’ of 500 troops per state: Reports
- The National Guard Bureau ordered the creation of Quick Reaction Forces for civil disturbance responses, with all 50 states instructed to be operational by January 1, Task & Purpose reported.
- Following an Aug. 25 executive order, the National Guard Bureau is coordinating with the secretary of defense and all U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia to implement troop availability for civil disturbances.
- Across the U.S., all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and Guam will have QRFs, with most states assigning 500 troops while Delaware, Alaska, and Guam have smaller forces; each state receives 100 sets of crowd-control equipment and two full-time Guardsmen.
- Legal observers note existing National Guard response forces require deploying 125 troops within eight hours and 375 within 24 hours, while deployments have faced legal and political scrutiny from citizens and politicians.
- Two U.S. officials said each state must have a force by the start of 2026, with five-day courses in October, November and December and Level II civil disturbance training.
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The Washington PostPentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens
The Pentagon has ordered thousands of specialized National Guard personnel to complete civil unrest mission training over the next several months.
Pentagon orders ‘quick reaction force’ of 500 troops per state: Reports
(The Hill) -- The National Guard is building a “quick reaction force” (QRF) of some 23,500 troops trained in crowd control and civil disturbance that can be ready to deploy to U.S. cities by early next year, according to a leaked memo reported by multiple outlets Wednesday. The Oct. 8 memo, signed by National Guard Bureau Director of Operations Maj. Gen. Ronald Burkett, orders the Guard from nearly every U.S. state, Puerto Rico and Guam to trai…
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The Independent (US)National Guard ordered to form ‘quick reaction forces’ to quell unrest across US
Rapid-response units to be trained up in use of batons and body shields to quell civil disturbances in U.S. cities, according to interal memo
Pentagon orders 'quick reaction force' of 500 troops per state: Reports
(The Hill) -- The National Guard is building a “quick reaction force” (QRF) of some 23,500 troops trained in crowd control and civil disturbance that can be ready to deploy to U.S. cities by early next year, according to a leaked memo reported by multiple outlets Wednesday. The Oct. 8 memo, signed by National Guard Bureau Director of Operations Maj. Gen. Ronald Burkett, orders the Guard from nearly every U.S. state, Puerto Rico and Guam to trai…
Pentagon Readying Thousands of Guard ‘Reaction Forces’
“The Pentagon has ordered thousands of specialized National Guard personnel to complete civil unrest mission training over the next several months, an indication that the Trump administration’s effort to send uniformed military forces into urban centers — once reserved for extraordinary emergencies — could become the norm,” the Washington Post reports. “The Defense Department’s newly established ‘quick reaction force’ within the National Guard m…
According to internal documents, the US National Guard wants to set up special units with a special focus on riots and protests. More than 20,000 people are to be trained for the special forces.
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