Pentagon Deploys Rapid-Response National Guard Units for Civil Unrest
TL;DR
The U.S. National Guard plans to train up to 500 troops per state as rapid-response units for civil disturbances by January 1, following an executive order by President Trump, though details on how these units differ from existing forces remain unclear.
Topics:nationpolitics#civil-disturbances#national-guard#politics#quick-reaction-forces#state-security#trump-administration
- States to have rapid-response National Guard units for civil disturbances by Jan. 1: Official ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’ | US military The Guardian
- Pentagon orders ‘quick reaction force’ of 500 troops per state: Reports The Hill
- Pentagon Orders National Guard to Establish Quick-Reaction Forces for Civil Unrest, Riots The Wall Street Journal
- Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens The Washington Post
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