The Defense Department’s newly established “quick reaction force” within the National Guard must be trained, equipped with riot-control gear and ready for deployment by Jan. 1, according to internal ...

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 ...

The Pentagon ordered state National Guards to form "Quick Reaction Force" teams trained to respond to civil unrest across the country and ready to deploy by the start of next year, per multiple ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A member of the National Guard stands watch on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (George Walker IV/AP) ...