Senior officials from Israel, Greece, and Cyprus are in early-stage discussions on establishing a joint rapid reaction military force, according to three sources familiar with the matter who spoke to ...

After a top military official issued a memo ahead of the midterm elections that ordered every state and territory’s National Guard to implement a reaction force that could serve as crowd and riot ...

The U.S. military has directed National Guard units in all 50 states and both U.S. territories to create specially trained and operational “quick reaction forces” (QRFs) of up to 500 troops each by ...

The Connecticut National Guard said it will comply with a recent memorandum from the federal government regarding the National Guard Response Force implementation but it won’t include developing a ...

The Maryland National Guard is set to establish a crowd control reaction force by April, following an order from a top military commander requiring every state, territory and the District of Columbia ...

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 ...

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 ...

A top U.S. military official, Major General Ronald Burkett, has ordered the National Guards of all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories to form “quick reaction forces” for riot control ...