Pentagon plan would create military 'reaction force' for civil unrest
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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a lot of their FASCIST DREAMS are coming true
Alligator Alcatraz, anyone? 
What are they going to do when there are protests in six (maybe 10) cities at the same time?
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