The Trump administration is looking at plans to set up a 600-person National Guard “quick reaction force” to quickly deploy to U.S. cities to quell protests or other unrest, The Washington Post ...
WASHINGTON — 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 ...
The U.S. military has directed National Guard units in all 50 states and both U.S. territories to create specially trained and operational “quick reaction forces” (QRFs) of up to 500 troops each by ...
A member of the National Guard stands watch on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (George Walker IV/AP) Military leaders have ordered the National Guard in every state to ...
(CNN) — The Pentagon is moving forward on orders from President Donald Trump to build a National Guard quick reaction force in each state for domestic use, though two US officials say the effort is ...