Pentagon Orders States to Train Hundreds of National Guard Troops for "Quick Reaction Forces"
The Department of Defense directed all states and territories to create National Guard quick reaction forces trained in riot-control tactics, totaling 23,500 troops.
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The Pentagon ordered all state and territorial National Guards to form quick reaction riot-control forces, training 23,500 troops in batons, shields, Tasers and pepper spray.
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