States to have rapid-response National Guard units for civil disturbances by Jan. 1: Official

The National Guard is planning to train up to 500 troops per state to serve as part of a rapid-response force focused on ...

Leaked memo details National Guard plan for a ‘quick reaction force’ in US cities

Each state is standing up a quick reaction force of National Guardsmen trained in civil disturbance and crowd control, a ...

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 ...

Sanders announces deployment of roughly 100 Arkansas National Guardsmen to Washington D.C.

A deployment of roughly 100 Arkansas National Guardsmen to Washington D.C. was announced Monday by Gov. Sarah Huckabee ...

Pentagon reportedly prepping thousands of National Guard for nationwide crackdown

Multiple outlets reported on internal documents outlining plans to prepare more than 20,000 troops from all 50 states to ...

Pentagon Creating National Guard ‘Quick Reaction Forces’ Across US: Reports

A top U.S. military official has ordered the Guards of all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories to form ...
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A ‘big emotional effect’: The government shutdown is especially chaotic for National Guard members

Not only is the federal shutdown affecting many troops' paychecks, it's interrupting training and causing supply shortages.

Illinois and Chicago sue to block Trump deployment of National Guard, but troops already on the way

Illinois and Chicago have sued the Trump administration to block deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, though it was revealed in court that troops are already on the way.