Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Defense Department’s newly established “quick reaction force” within the National Guard must be trained, equipped with ...

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 largely ...

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) ...

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 ...

Is President Trump working to build his own personal army? Investigative reporter Radley Balko responds to Trump’s new executive order for a “standing National Guard quick reaction force” that the ...

NATO will soon increase the size of its Response Force, a multinational package of air, land, and sea forces meant to come to the aid of frontline states. In the wake of Russia’s ongoing invasion of ...

The administration of President Donald Trump has ordered the creation of “quick reaction forces” in each state, composed of about 500 National Guard members per state, according to reports from The ...

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 ...