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BumRushDaShow

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Tue Aug 12, 2025, 05:12 PM Aug 12

Pentagon plan would create military 'reaction force' for civil unrest [View all]

Source: Washington Post

Updated August 12, 2025 at 10:33 a.m. EDT


The Trump administration is evaluating plans that would establish a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” composed of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest, according to internal Pentagon documents reviewed by The Washington Post.

The plan calls for 600 troops to be on standby at all times so they can deploy in as little as one hour, the documents say. They would be split into two groups of 300 and stationed at military bases in Alabama and Arizona, with purview of regions east and west of the Mississippi River, respectively.

Cost projections outlined in the documents indicate that such a mission, if the proposal is adopted, could stretch into the hundreds of millions of dollars should military aircraft and aircrews also be required to be ready around-the-clock. Troop transport via commercial airlines would be less expensive, the documents say.

The proposal, which has not been previously reported, represents another potential expansion of President Donald Trump’s willingness to employ the armed forces on American soil. It relies on a section of U.S. Code that allows the commander in chief to circumvent limitations on the military’s use within the United States.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/12/national-guard-civil-unrest/



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In their dreams................ Lovie777 Aug 12 #1
um Skittles Aug 13 #22
King George had such a plan bucolic_frolic Aug 12 #2
So.. prisons and slavery for the unwashed masses, and... ananda Aug 12 #3
Here we go. orangecrush Aug 12 #4
Get ready folks. bluestarone Aug 12 #5
So basically he wants a military swat team for anyone that disagrees with him questionseverything Aug 12 #6
How Does Putin's Favorite Cock Holster Do This MrWowWow Aug 12 #7
Trump has free rein. LudwigPastorius Aug 12 #16
Well fuck that and all of them too. twodogsbarking Aug 12 #8
... Solly Mack Aug 12 #9
"Reactionary" force. GreenWave Aug 12 #10
Stormtroopers! Aussie105 Aug 12 #11
Who knew this would be prophetic of the US mdbl Aug 12 #12
I keep wating; hoping; for someone to tell him "No..." EarthFirst Aug 12 #13
My thought as well flamingdem Aug 12 #18
Fascism in action angryxyouth Aug 12 #14
Shock troops LudwigPastorius Aug 12 #15
Passports work if there is an openborder. n/t dixiegrrrrl Aug 13 #19
Only 600? In two groups? Heh... Shipwack Aug 12 #17
If Only This "Reaction Force" Had Been Available When Trump Instigated the Invasion of the Capitol! The Roux Comes First Aug 13 #20
2nd And 10th Amendments? Nt DallasNE Aug 13 #21
There will be killing. Just wait. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #23
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