NATO will soon increase the size of its Response Force, a multinational package of air, land, and sea forces meant to come to the aid of frontline states. In the wake of Russia’s ongoing invasion of ...

The Pentagon is moving forward on orders from President Donald Trump to build a National Guard quick reaction force in each state for domestic use, though two US officials say the effort is largely ...

President Donald Trump signed an ominous executive order Monday that calls for a sweeping reorientation of the National Guard around domestic policing. Particularly alarming is Trump’s order that the ...

The Pentagon is ordering National Guard "Quick Reaction Force" teams to be trained to respond to civil unrest across the country and ready to deploy by the start of next year, according a memo ...

Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom A member of the National Guard stands alongside a military vehicle parked in front of Union Station, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2025.