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Immediate Response Force

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122: 45: 29: 103:(RDJTF) as a rapid reaction force under the U.S. Readiness Command. Composed of contingently assigned units from the United States Army, United States Air Force, United States Navy, and United States Marine Corps, its mandate was to rapidly deploy to confront worldwide threats to American interests. With the passage of the 1986 205:
assets, is kept at a high alert level to allow it to undertake an airborne deployment on 18 hours notice with no prior warning. This initial "entry force" of the IRF is designed to be followed by additional battalions within a period of days.
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McLaughlin, Elizabeth (January 3, 2020). "Pentagon to deploy roughly 3,500 more troops to Middle East with others placed on alert status, amid tensions with Iran". ABC News. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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in the event of an emergent threat to American interests within a command's geographic area of responsibility. It was subsequently replaced with the Immediate Response Force.
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Cox, Matthew (January 2, 2020). "Emergency Paratrooper Deployment Is First for New Army Response Force". military.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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Paratroopers assigned to the Immediate Response Force make their way to a U.S. Air Force transport during an emergency deployment in January 2020
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Blake, Sarah. "On short notice, US fast-response force flies to Mideast". Charlotte Observer. Associated Press. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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Elements of the 82nd Airborne, which makes up the core of the IRF, were mobilized and deployed to eastern Europe in support of
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The IRF's first emergency deployment occurred in January 2020 and consisted of the
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In the 2000s, the Global Response Force (GRF) was created as a pooled reserve of
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Rapid deployment force jointly maintained by the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force
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The unit remained on standby until dismissed by Secretary of Defense
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plus supporting Air Force assets. The deployment was to the
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82nd Airborne IRF paratroopers receive a briefing at
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Index


United States
Rapid deployment force
rapid deployment force
United States Army
United States Air Force
Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force
Goldwater-Nichols Act
CONUS
Unified Combatant Commands

Pope Field
Operation Allies Refuge
1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Middle East
attack on the U.S. embassy in Iraq
Fort Belvoir
riots in Washington, D.C.
Mark Esper
1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Operation Allies Refuge
NATO
2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis
Brigade Combat Team
82nd Airborne Division
Air Mobility Command
Joint Rapid Reaction Force
Marine expeditionary unit
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

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