Washington Post: Pentagon Plan Would Create Military ‘Reaction Force’ for Civil Unrest

Washington Post: Pentagon Plan Would Create Military ‘Reaction Force’ for Civil Unrest

By Alex Horton and David Ovalle / Washington Post / August 12, 2025 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…

Pentagon Considers ‘Quick Reaction Force’ to Stop Civil Unrest in U.S. Cities

The Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force

The computer warned that we would experience a rise in civil unrest in 2025, with conditions only worsening in the years to come. Trump actively militarized the capital and has plans to dismantle ongoing civil unrest with a newly established Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force. The Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force, as […]