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The Trump administration is weighing a Pentagon plan to station 600 National Guard soldiers — split between bases in Alabama and Arizona — on standby to respond to protests or other unrest, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post. Each 300-member “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” unit would cover either side of the Mississippi River.
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National Guard ‘Quick Reaction Force’ could hit cities in one hour during unrest

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Pentagon plan would keep 600 National Guard on constant standby, raising legal, cost and civil-military concerns.

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