Readiness Redefined: How Guard Units Will Handle Riots, Not Just Storms

The Mission Changes

The National Guard, for generations, has been the neighbor in uniform who shows up with the guano splats against the fan: river flooding, tornadoes, or a major winter storm.

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Their mission, carried out with uncanny professionalism, was rooted in relief and recovery, but it is changing. Military leaders have ordered every state and territory to create a “Quick Reaction Force” (QRF) trained not for natural disasters, but for riots. The stated purpose: maintain order during civil unrest.

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The Order’s Scope

It’s a sweeping plan in which each state Guard unit must form around 500 troops, equipped and drilled for rapid deployment within American cities. 

Within eight hours, around 25% of each unit is expected to be

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