Military stands down troops ordered to prep to deploy to Minneapolis [View all]

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More than 1,500 federal troops in Alaska had been placed on alert.
Steven Beynon February 3, 2026, 8:53 AM

The Pentagon’s Northern Command over the weekend stood down more than 1,500 federal troops placed on alert for potential deployment to Minneapolis, according to two U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the situation.

ABC News first reported that roughly 1,500 active duty soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska had been ordered to prepare for a possible mission to the Twin Cities in Minnesota.

Additional units across the country, including some 200 Texas National Guard troops, also had been directed to make preparations.

No specific mission was ever outlined, and placing units on alert is a relatively routine step when commanders anticipate a potential presidential order, according to officials familiar with the planning. The New York Times was the first to report that units were being taken off high alert...........


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Military stands down troops ordered to prep to deploy to Minneapolis

More than 1,500 federal troops in Alaska had been placed on alert.

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