Overview
- An Army military police brigade at Fort Bragg received prepare-to-deploy orders for a potential operation involving a few hundred soldiers, according to MS NOW, with the Pentagon saying it has nothing to announce.
- Two battalions from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska were previously told to be ready, bringing standby forces to roughly 1,500 personnel reported across units.
- A defense official confirmed to the AP that Fort Bragg MPs were alerted for possible support to civil authorities, emphasizing such alerts are routine and may not lead to a mission.
- President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, then said there was no reason to use it “right now,” following protests over the January 7 killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer.
- Active-duty troops cannot perform civilian law enforcement under the Posse Comitatus Act, a constraint underscored by a federal court’s ruling that last year’s Marine deployment to Los Angeles was unlawful, as Minnesota leaders contest federal tactics and DOJ issues subpoenas.