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  "textContent": "\n\nMore than 1,500 federal troops in Alaska had been placed on alert.\nBySteven Beynon\nFebruary 3, 2026, 9:53 AM\n\n\n\n\n1,500 troops on standby for Minnesota deployment, 2 defense officials saySome 1,500 active duty Army paratroopers have been put on alert for a potential deployment to Minnesota, according to two defense officials.\nOctavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images\n\n\nThe Pentagon’s Northern Command over the weekend stood down more than 1,500 federal troops placed on alert for potential deployment to Minneapolis, according to two U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the situation.\n\nABC News first reported that roughly 1,500 active duty soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska had been ordered to prepare for a possible mission to the Twin Cities in Minnesota.\n\nAdditional units across the country, including some 200 Texas National Guard troops, also had been directed to make preparations.\n\nNo specific mission was ever outlined, and placing units on alert is a relatively routine step when commanders anticipate a potential presidential order, according to officials familiar with the planning. The New York Times was the first to report that units were being taken off high alert.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresident Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, February 2, 2026.\nEvelyn Hockstein/Reuters\n\nThe prepare-to-deploy orders came as President Donald Trump, threatened to use the Insurrection Act of 1807, a rarely used statute that grants a president authority to deploy federal troops for domestic law enforcement missions under limited circumstances.\n[\nWhat is the Insurrection Act that Trump is threatening to use against Minnesota protests?\n](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/what-is-insurrection-act-trump/story?id=122650690)\nThe law has been invoked most frequently during the Civil Rights era, particularly to enforce court-ordered desegregation and quell large-scale unrest.\n\nThe order to stand down comes as the Trump administration has signaled a potential de-escalation in Minneapolis following the fatal shootings of two people involving federal officers.\n\n\n\n\nPeople gather in The Commons after a protest march, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)\nThe Associated Press\n\nOn Monday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that every officer in Minneapolis will start to wear body cameras.\n\n\"As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide,\" Noem said in a statement. \"We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Homeland Security police officers block the entrance of the Bishop Whipple Federal Building while protesters oppose ICE detentions almost week after Alex Pretti was killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis, January 30, 2026.\nOctavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images\n\nThe 11th Airborne Division is the Pentagon’s primary ground combat force tailored for warfare in extreme cold, a niche capability the Army views as increasingly central to modern conflict.\n\nThe unit is not built with civilian law enforcement in mind, and such a deployment would've likely been seen as a major escalation of the federal government's role in the Minneapolis protests.\n\nThe 11th Airborne Division plays a significant role in the U.S. military’s posture in the Pacific, regularly training alongside allied forces as part of efforts to deter China. Built for speed and flexibility, the division focuses on airborne operations that enable units to parachute into contested terrain, giving commanders an early foothold in a conflict.\n\nMeanwhile, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has ordered the state's National Guard into Minneapolis to secure the Whipple Federal Building, a massive federal complex that houses a courtroom, a detention center, and offices for multiple agencies, including Homeland Security.\n\nGuard troops have been outfitted in bright reflective vests to distinguish them from federal agents who often dress similar to the military.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Source**\n\n\n",
  "title": "Military stands down troops ordered to prep to deploy to Minneapolis",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-04T10:00:00.110Z"
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