Troops would be equipped with weapons and riot gear, ready to deploy within an hour under the reported plans

The Trump administration is considering plans to create a squad of 600 National Guard soldiers who would be ready to deploy into U.S. cities to tackle civil unrest, according to a report.

As part of the “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force,” troops would be equipped with weapons and riot gear, ready to deploy within an hour under the proposals, which could cost hundreds of millions of dollars, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.

Troops would be split in half, with 300 stationed at headquarters in Alabama and 300 in Arizona, according to the newspaper.

  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 days ago

    part of the “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force,” troops would be equipped with weapons and riot gear

    So let’s see, a sort of protection squadron with weapons… Hmm, I wonder what we could call it…

    How about we use fancy German?

    “Schutzstaffel” sounds spiffy. And “Waffen” for the weapons.

    We could even shorten it to the even spiffier “Waffen SS”.