Rapid Deployment Force

American  

noun

1. a U.S. military organization consisting of one Marine division and four Army divisions, established in 1979 to respond quickly to any distant threat to national interests.

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Example Sentences

The British Army has also long used Cyprus as a base for its "spearhead battalion", a rapid deployment force available for contingencies in the Middle East.

From BBC

“On the morning of July 4th, the DHS Rapid Deployment Force implemented tactics intended to positively identify and arrest serious offenders for crimes such as assault, while protecting the rights of individuals engaged in protected free speech activity,” Russell wrote of the operation.

From Reuters

The Army had made a decision to send a unit of the 82nd Airborne’s rapid deployment force, about 200 troops, home from the capital region.

From Seattle Times

Working with Mozambique, an elite and armed rapid deployment force has been deployed.

From Fox News

Chinese President Xi Jinping made perhaps the largest commitment, saying his country would establish a permanent 8,000-strong rapid deployment force to respond to crises anywhere in the world and to provide $100 million to fund a similar force under the African Union.

From Washington Times