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  2. Rapid reaction force - Wikipedia

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    The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a NATO rapid reaction force, established in 2003. Distinct from the ARRC, the NRF comprises land, sea, air, and special forces units that can be deployed quickly. Riot Police Units (RPU) are the rapid reaction forces of Japanese prefectural police. They combine riot police, police tactical units, and disaster ...

  3. Immediate Response Force - Wikipedia

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    United States. Type. Rapid deployment force. The Immediate Response Force ( IRF) is a rapid deployment force jointly maintained by the United States Army and United States Air Force, which is capable of deploying worldwide within 18 hours of notification.

  4. NATO Response Force - Wikipedia

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    The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a high-readiness NATO rapid deployment force comprising land, sea, air, and special forces units capable of being deployed quickly within short notice. [1] [2] The NRF currently comprises more than 100,000 troops, [2] with plans to increase its manpower to over 300,000 troops. [3]

  5. Quick Reaction Alert - Wikipedia

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    Quick Reaction Alert ( QRA) is state of readiness and modus operandi of air defence maintained at all hours of the day by NATO air forces. The United States usually refers to Quick Reaction Alert as 'Airspace Control Alert'. Some non-NATO countries maintain a QRA, [1] either full-time or part-time. [2] [3]

  6. Deployable Specialized Forces - Wikipedia

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    MSSTs are a quick response force capable of rapid worldwide deployment via air, ground or sea transportation in response to changing threat conditions and evolving Maritime Homeland Security (MHS) mission requirements. Multi-mission capability facilitates augmentation for other selected Coast Guard missions.

  7. Joint Rapid Reaction Force - Wikipedia

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    Royal Air Force. The Joint Rapid Reaction Force ( JRRF) was a capability concept of the British Armed Forces from 1999 to 2010. It was a pool of specialised units from all three armed services tasked with rapid deployment worldwide at short notice. The force was intended to be capable of mounting operations up to medium scale warfighting.

  8. Ready Reaction Force - Wikipedia

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    The Ready Reaction Force, RRF, is the first response to the military 's quick reaction force, generally platoon -sized unit in the United States Army, designed and capable of rapid response to situations that develop in a very short time frame. The time frame for a ready reaction force is minutes, typically within ten minutes or less, working ...

  9. Port Security Unit - Wikipedia

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    PSUs are the Coast Guard's expeditionary forces and are a quick response force capable of rapid worldwide deployment They can deploy within 96 hours and establish operations within 24 hours of arrival. They provide security for forward deployed base camps and ports around the world where needed.