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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National Guard in Each State Is Ordered to Create 'Quick Reaction Forces' Trained in Civil Unrest
Military leaders have ordered the National Guard in every state to develop a “quick reaction force” of troops trained to deal with civil disturbances and riots that can be ready to deploy with just hours' notice, the latest indication of longer-term Trump administration plans to more readily dispatch soldiers to U.S. streets.
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