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A '''rapid reaction force / rapid response force''' ('''RRF'''), '''quick reaction force / quick response force''' ('''QRF'''), '''immediate reaction force''' ('''IRF'''), '''rapid deployment force''' ('''RDF'''), or '''quick maneuver force''' ('''QMF''') is a [[military]] or [[Law enforcement agency|law enforcement]] unit capable of responding to [[emergencies]] in a very short time frame.
A '''rapid reaction force / rapid response force''' ('''RRF'''), '''quick reaction force / quick response force''' ('''QRF'''), '''immediate reaction force''' ('''IRF'''), '''rapid deployment force''' ('''RDF'''), or '''quick maneuver force''' ('''QMF''') is a [[military]] or [[Law enforcement agency|law enforcement]] unit capable of responding to [[emergencies]] in a very short time frame.


== Types ==
== Definition==
=== Quick reaction force ===
[[File:QRF_(quick_reaction_force)_staging_area_at_Camp_Buehring,_Kuwait_circa_2005.jpg|thumb|A [[United States Army]] quick reaction force [[staging area]] at [[Camp Buehring]], [[Kuwait]], in 2005]]
[[File:QRF_(quick_reaction_force)_staging_area_at_Camp_Buehring,_Kuwait_circa_2005.jpg|thumb|A [[United States Army]] quick reaction force [[staging area]] at [[Camp Buehring]], [[Kuwait]], in 2005]]


A quick reaction force (QRF) is an armed [[military]] unit capable of rapidly responding to developing situations, usually to assist allied units in need of assistance. They are equipped to respond to any type of emergency within a short time frame, often only a few minutes, based on unit [[standard operating procedure]]s (SOPs).<ref>{{Cite magazine |author1=Michael T. Chychota |author2=Edwin L. Kennedy Jr. |date=July–September 2014 |title=Who You Gonna Call? Deciphering the Difference Between Reserve, rapid Reaction, Striking and Tactical Combat Forces |url=https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/magazine/issues/2014/Jul-Sep/Chychota.html |url-status=live |magazine=INFANTRY |pages=16–19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115200859/https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/magazine/issues/2014/Jul-Sep/Chychota.html |archive-date=15 November 2019 |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> [[Cavalry]] units are frequently postured as QRFs, with a main mission of security and [[reconnaissance]].<ref name="global security">{{cite web |title=Quick Reaction Force (QRF) |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/qrf.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810200909/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/qrf.htm |archive-date=10 August 2017 |access-date=17 January 2008 |website=Globalsecurity.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Greg Heath |title=10th Mountain Division Soldiers Provide Quick Reaction Force |url=http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=28302 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926202132/http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=28302 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=defense.gov |agency=American Forces Press Service}}</ref>  
A quick reaction force (QRF) is an armed [[military]] or [[law enforcement]] unit capable of rapidly responding to developing situations. They are equipped to respond to any type of emergency within a short time frame, sometimes only a few minutes, based on unit [[standard operating procedure]]s (SOPs).<ref name="infantrydecipher">{{Cite magazine |author1=Michael T. Chychota |author2=Edwin L. Kennedy Jr. |date=July–September 2014 |title=Who You Gonna Call? Deciphering the Difference Between Reserve, rapid Reaction, Striking and Tactical Combat Forces |url=https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/magazine/issues/2014/Jul-Sep/Chychota.html |url-status=live |magazine=INFANTRY |pages=16–19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115200859/https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/magazine/issues/2014/Jul-Sep/Chychota.html |archive-date=15 November 2019 |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> Some can deploy outside their borders and without the need for a large organized support force.<ref name="infantrydecipher"/> [[Cavalry]] units are frequently postured as QRFs, with a main mission of security and [[reconnaissance]].<ref name="global security">{{cite web |title=Quick Reaction Force (QRF) |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/qrf.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810200909/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/qrf.htm |archive-date=10 August 2017 |access-date=17 January 2008 |website=Globalsecurity.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Greg Heath |title=10th Mountain Division Soldiers Provide Quick Reaction Force |url=http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=28302 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926202132/http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=28302 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=defense.gov |agency=American Forces Press Service}}</ref>  
A quick reaction force belongs directly to the commander of the unit it is created from and is typically held in the reserve.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jason C. Mackay |title=The CSS Quick Reaction Force |url=http://www.alu.army.mil/alog/issues/MarApr01/MS574.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208112216/http://www.alu.army.mil/alog/issues/MarApr01/MS574.htm |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref>
A quick reaction force belongs directly to the commander of the unit it is created from and is typically held in the reserve.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jason C. Mackay |title=The CSS Quick Reaction Force |url=http://www.alu.army.mil/alog/issues/MarApr01/MS574.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208112216/http://www.alu.army.mil/alog/issues/MarApr01/MS574.htm |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref>


=== Rapid deployment force ===
== List ==
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===Active===
A rapid deployment force (RDF) is a military formation that is capable of fast deployment outside their country's borders. They typically consist of well-trained military units (special forces, paratroopers, marines, etc.) that can be deployed fairly quickly or on short notice, usually from other major assets and without requiring a large organized support force immediately. {{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
{{Flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina: [[Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic|Argentine Rapid Deployment Force]]
 
{{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia: [[3rd Brigade (Australia)|3rd Brigade]]
 
{{Flagicon|China}} China
* [[People's Armed Police]] [[1st Mobile Corps]]
* [[People's Armed Police]] [[2nd Mobile Corps]]
* [[People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps]]
* [[People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps]]
 
{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia: [[National Army of Colombia|Rapid Deployment Force]]
 
{{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt: [[Rapid Deployment Forces (Egypt)|Egyptian Rapid Deployment Forces]]
 
{{Flagicon|Finland}} Finland: [[Finnish Rapid Deployment Force]]
 
{{Flagicon|Germany}}/{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Germany/Netherlands: [[Rapid Forces Division]]
 
{{Flagicon|IND}} India: [[Rapid Action Force]]
 
{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia: [[Kopasgat|Indonesian Air Force Quick Reaction Forces Command]]
 
{{Flagicon|Italy}}/{{Flagicon|NATO}} Italy/NATO: [[NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy]]
 
{{Flagicon|Japan}} Japan
* [[Central Readiness Regiment]]
* [[Riot Police Unit]]
 
{{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia: [[10th Parachute Brigade (Malaysia)|10th Parachute Brigade]]
 
{{Flagicon|Norway}} Norway: [[Telemark Battalion|Norwegian Telemark Battalion]]
 
{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines: [[710th Special Operations Wing]]
 
{{Flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal: [[Rapid Reaction Brigade (Portugal)|Rapid Reaction Brigade]]
 
{{Flagicon|USSR}}/{{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia/Soviet Union
* [[Russian Airborne Forces]]
* [[Separate Operational Purpose Division]]
 
{{Flagicon|SIN}} Singapore: [[Army Deployment Force]]
 
{{Flagicon|KOR}} South Korea
* [[2nd Quick Response Division (South Korea)|2nd Quick Response Division]]
* [[Republic of Korea Marine Corps Quick Maneuver Force|ROKMC Quick Maneuver Force]]
 
{{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka: [[Air Mobile Brigade (Sri Lanka)|Air Mobile Brigade]]
 
{{Flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
*31st Infantry Regiment
*3rd Infantry Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division 
*1st Infantry Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division
*1st Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
*2nd Infantry Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
 
{{Flagicon|USA}} United States
*''Military''
**{{flagicon image|Seal of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).svg}} [[Joint Special Operations Command]]
***[[24th Special Tactics Squadron]]
***[[Delta Force]]
***[[Intelligence Support Activity]]
***[[Regimental Reconnaissance Company]]
***[[SEAL Team Six]]
**{{flag|United States Air Force}}
***[[43rd Air Mobility Operations Group]]
***[[621st Contingency Response Wing]]
***[[Immediate Response Force]]
***[[List of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons|Special Tactics Squadrons]]
**{{flag|United States Army}}
***[[Immediate Response Force]]
***[[75th Ranger Regiment]]
***[[XVIII Airborne Corps]]
****[[10th Mountain Division]]
****[[82nd Airborne Division]]
****[[101st Airborne Division]]
**{{flag|United States Coast Guard}}
***[[Deployable Specialized Forces]]
**{{flag|United States Marine Corps}}
***[[Marine expeditionary unit|Marine Expeditionary Unit]]
****[[Maritime Special Purpose Force]]
**{{flag|United States Navy}}
***[[Military_Sealift_Command#Expeditionary_Fast_Transport_Program_N038|Expeditionary Fast Transport]]
***[[List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_squadrons#Strike_Fighter_(VFA)_squadrons|Fleet Logistics Support squadrons]]
 
*''Law Enforcement''
**{{flagicon image|Flag of the United States Department of Justice.svg}} Department of Justice
***[[Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives#Special_Response_Teams|ATF's Special Response Teams]]
***DEA's [[Drug_Enforcement_Administration#Special_Response_Teams|Special Response Teams]]
***FBI's [[Hostage Rescue Team]]
***[[United_States_Marshals_Service#Special_Operations_Group|USMS' Special Operations Group]]
**{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Energy.svg}} Department of Energy: [[Federal Protective Forces]]
**{{flagicon image|Flag of the United States Department of Homeland Security.svg}} Department of Homeland Security
***[[Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue]] and [[Border Patrol Tactical Unit]]
***CBP's [[U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection#U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection_Officer_(CBPO)|Special Response Team]]
***HSI's [[United_States_Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement#HSI_Special_Response_Teams|Special Response Teams]]
***TSA's [[Federal Air Marshal Service|Air Marshals]]
***USSS' [[Secret Service Counter Assault Team]]


== List ==
====Multinational====
=== Rapid reaction force  ===
{{Flagicon|EU}} European Union
[[File:US_82nd_AB.jpg|thumb|[[82nd Airborne Division]] paratroopers boarding a transport aircraft]]
*The [[European Gendarmerie Force]] (EUROGENDFOR) serves as a unified intervention force of European militarized police.
* {{Flagicon|NATO}} The [[Allied Rapid Reaction Corps]] (ARRC) is a [[NATO]] rapid reaction force, established in 1992. A successor to the [[British Army]]'s [[I Corps (United Kingdom)|I Corps]], the ARRC is capable of rapidly deploying a NATO headquarters for operations and crisis response.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NATO ARRC {{!}} About us |url=https://arrc.nato.int/about-us |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=arrc.nato.int}}</ref>
*[[EU Battlegroup]]
* {{Flagicon|EU}} The [[European Gendarmerie Force]] (EUROGENDFOR) is a European rapid reaction force under the [[European Union]], established in 2006. An alliance of [[gendarmerie]] forces from [[Italy]], [[France]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Romania]], and [[Spain]], it serves as a unified intervention force of European militarized police.<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Gendarmerie Force - International agreement |url=http://www.geo-ref.net/ph/t-egf.htm |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=www.geo-ref.net}}</ref>
 
* {{Flagicon|EU}} The [[European Rapid Operational Force]] (EUROFOR) was a European rapid reaction force under the European Union and [[Western European Union]], established in 1995 and composed of military units from Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain. EUROFOR was tasked with performing duties outlined in the [[Petersberg Declaration|Petersberg Tasks]]. EUROFOR deployed to [[Kosovo]] from 2000 to 2001, and [[North Macedonia]] as part of [[EUFOR Concordia]] in 2003. After being converted into an [[EU Battlegroup]], EUROFOR was dissolved in 2012.
{{Flagicon|NATO}} NATO
*The [[Allied Rapid Reaction Corps]] (ARRC) is a capable of rapidly deploying a NATO headquarters for operations and crisis response.
*The [[NATO Response Force]] (NRF) is distinct from ARRC as it comprises [[Army|land]], [[Navy|sea]], [[Air force|air]], and [[special forces]] units.
 
===Defunct===
*The [[European Rapid Operational Force]] (EUROFOR) was a European rapid reaction force under the European Union and [[Western European Union]], established in 1995 and composed of military units from Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain. EUROFOR was tasked with performing duties outlined in the [[Petersberg Declaration|Petersberg Tasks]]. EUROFOR deployed to [[Kosovo]] from 2000 to 2001, and [[North Macedonia]] as part of [[EUFOR Concordia]] in 2003. After being converted into an [[EU Battlegroup]], EUROFOR was dissolved in 2012.
*[[Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Africa]]
*[[Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command]]
 
== Proposed ==
* {{Flagicon|EU}} The [[European Rapid Reaction Force]] (ERRF) was the intended result of the Helsinki Headline Goal. Though many media reports suggested the ERRF would be a [[European army|European Union army]], the Helsinki Headline Goal was little more than headquarters arrangements and a list of theoretically available national forces for a rapid reaction force.
* {{Flagicon|EU}} The [[European Rapid Reaction Force]] (ERRF) was the intended result of the Helsinki Headline Goal. Though many media reports suggested the ERRF would be a [[European army|European Union army]], the Helsinki Headline Goal was little more than headquarters arrangements and a list of theoretically available national forces for a rapid reaction force.
* {{Flagicon|NATO}} The [[NATO Response Force]] (NRF) is a NATO rapid reaction force, established in 2003. Distinct from the ARRC, the NRF comprises [[Army|land]], [[Navy|sea]], [[Air force|air]], and [[special forces]] units that can be deployed quickly.
* {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} The [[Joint Rapid Reaction Force]] (JRRF) was a [[British Armed Forces]] capability concept created in 1999. The force was composed of units from all three branches of the British military, and was able to rapidly deploy anywhere in the world at short notice. However, the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] and [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] siphoned British personnel and equipment, leaving the JRRF with insufficient forces. The JRRF was succeeded by the [[Combined Joint Expeditionary Force]] in 2010 and the [[Joint Expeditionary Force]] in 2014.
* {{Flagicon|United Nations}} The concept of a [[United Nations peacekeeping#Rapid reaction force|United Nations rapid reaction force]] was proposed in the mid-1990s by several commentators and officials, including [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]] [[Boutros Boutros-Ghali]]. The UN rapid reaction force would consist of personnel stationed in their home countries, but they would have the same training, equipment, and procedures, and would conduct [[joint exercise]]s. The force would remain at high readiness at all times so as to quickly deploy them where necessary.<ref>{{Cite book |last=M. |first=Serafino, Nina |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/50077294 |title=A U.N. Rapid Reaction Force? A Discussion of the Issues and Considerations for U.S. Policymakers |date=1995 |publisher=Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress |oclc=50077294}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|United Nations}} The concept of a [[United Nations peacekeeping#Rapid reaction force|United Nations rapid reaction force]] was proposed in the mid-1990s by several commentators and officials, including [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]] [[Boutros Boutros-Ghali]]. The UN rapid reaction force would consist of personnel stationed in their home countries, but they would have the same training, equipment, and procedures, and would conduct [[joint exercise]]s. The force would remain at high readiness at all times so as to quickly deploy them where necessary.<ref>{{Cite book |last=M. |first=Serafino, Nina |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/50077294 |title=A U.N. Rapid Reaction Force? A Discussion of the Issues and Considerations for U.S. Policymakers |date=1995 |publisher=Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress |oclc=50077294}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Riot Police Unit]]s (RPU) are the rapid reaction forces of Japanese [[prefectural police]]. They combine [[riot police]], [[police tactical unit]]s, and [[disaster response]] squads under one unit. Each prefectural police force operates RPUs, sometimes under different names.
* {{Flagicon|USA}} The [[Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force]] (RDJTF) was a former [[United States Department of Defense]] [[joint task force]]. It was formed in 1979 as the Rapid Deployment Force (RDF), envisioned as a mobile force that could quickly deploy U.S. forces to any location outside the usual American deployment areas of [[Western Europe]] and [[East Asia]], soon coming to focus on the [[Middle East]]. It was inactivated in 1983 and reorganized as the [[United States Central Command]].
* {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Rapid Action Force]] of India
* {{Flagicon|SIN}} [[Army Deployment Force]] of Singapore
* {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[2nd Quick Response Division (South Korea)|2nd Quick Response Division]] [[ROK Marine Corps Quick Maneuver Force]]
* {{Flagicon|USA}} The [[Immediate Response Force]] (IRF) is an American rapid reaction force composed of units from the [[United States Army]] and [[United States Air Force]]. They are capable of responding to any location in the world within 18 hours of notice.
* {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} The [[Joint Rapid Reaction Force]] (JRRF) was a [[British Armed Forces]] capability concept created in 1999. The force was composed of units from all three branches of the British military, and was able to rapidly deploy anywhere in the world at short notice. However, the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] and [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] siphoned British personnel and equipment, leaving the JRRF with insufficient forces. The JRRF was succeeded by the [[Combined Joint Expeditionary Force]] in 2010 and the [[Joint Expeditionary Force]] in 2014.
* {{Flagicon|China}} [[People's Armed Police]] [[1st Mobile Corps]]
* {{Flagicon|China}} [[People's Armed Police]] [[2nd Mobile Corps]]


=== Rapid deployment force ===
* {{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic|Argentine Rapid Deployment Force]]
* {{Flagicon|Australia}} [[3rd Brigade (Australia)|3rd Brigade]]
* {{Flagicon|Colombia}} [[National Army of Colombia|Rapid Deployment Force]]
* {{Flagicon|Egypt}} [[Rapid Deployment Forces (Egypt)|Egyptian Rapid Deployment Forces]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2014 |title=السيسى : تشكيل قوات التدخل السريع بالجيش المصرى انجاز تاريخى |url=http://www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=1576429 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715112117/http://www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=1576429 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |access-date=25 May 2014}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Finnish Rapid Deployment Force]]
* {{Flagicon|Germany}}/{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Rapid Forces Division]]
* {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Kopasgat|Indonesian Air Force Quick Reaction Forces Command]]
* {{Flagicon|Italy}}/{{Flagicon|NATO}} [[NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Central Readiness Regiment]]
* {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Republic of Korea Marine Corps Quick Maneuver Force|ROKMC Quick Maneuver Force]]
* {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} [[10th Parachute Brigade (Malaysia)|10th Parachute Brigade]]
* {{Flagicon|Norway}} [[Telemark Battalion|Norwegian Telemark Battalion]]
* {{Flagicon|Philippines}} [[710th Special Operations Wing]]
* {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Rapid Reaction Brigade (Portugal)|Rapid Reaction Brigade]]
* {{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Air Mobile Brigade (Sri Lanka)|Air Mobile Brigade]]
* {{Flagicon|Thailand}}  The Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) is divided into two types. The first is the airborne force responsible for the 31st Infantry Regiment, King Bhumibol's Guard. The second is infantry battalions designated as RDF, each Army Area has one RDF battalion including The 3rd Infantry Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division was designated the RDF of the First Army Area. • The 1st Infantry Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment of the 6th Infantry Division was designated the RDF of the Second Army Area. • The 1st Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment of the 7th Infantry Division was designated the RDF of the Third Army Area. • The 2nd Infantry Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Infantry Division was designated the RDF of the Fourth Army Area.
* {{Flagicon|USA}} The [[Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force]] (RDJTF) was a former [[United States Department of Defense]] [[joint task force]]. It was formed in 1979 as the Rapid Deployment Force (RDF), envisioned as a mobile force that could quickly deploy U.S. forces to any location outside the usual American deployment areas of [[Western Europe]] and [[East Asia]], soon coming to focus on the [[Middle East]]. It was inactivated in 1983 and reorganized as the [[United States Central Command]].
* {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Marine expeditionary unit|Marine Expeditionary Unit]]<ref>[http://192.156.19.109/22ndmeu/What_is_a_MEU.htm What is a MEU?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218010924/http://192.156.19.109/22ndmeu/What_is_a_MEU.htm|date=2009-02-18}} 22nd MEU website</ref>
* {{Flagicon|USA}} [[XVIII Airborne Corps]]
* {{Flagicon|USA}} [[75th Ranger Regiment]]
* {{Flagicon|USSR}}/{{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian Airborne Forces]]
* {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Separate Operational Purpose Division]]
* {{Flagicon|EU}} [[EU Battlegroup]]
* {{Flagicon|China}} [[People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Gabriel Dominguez & Samuel Cranny-Evans & J Michael Cole |date=3 June 2021 |title=PLANMC may be re-equipping for combined arms, multidomain operations |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/planmc-may-be-re-equipping-for-combined-arms-multidomain-operations |website=Janes}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-03 |title=2017军改最新消息：空军“空降兵军”番号首次亮相 改为旅营制 |url=https://www.guancha.cn/military-affairs/2017_05_03_406570.shtml |website=Guancha}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|China}} [[People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Allen |first=Kenneth W. |url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/CASI/Display/Article/2564684/70-years-of-the-peoples-liberation-army-air-force/ |title=70 Years of the PLA Air Force |last2=Garafola |first2=Cristina L. |date=April 12, 2021 |publisher=China Aerospace Studies Institute |isbn=979-8-724860-88-8}}</ref><ref name=":42">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-03 |title=2017军改最新消息：空军“空降兵军”番号首次亮相 改为旅营制 |url=https://www.guancha.cn/military-affairs/2017_05_03_406570.shtml |website=Guancha}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Expeditionary warfare]]
* [[Expeditionary warfare]]

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File:RATS operators on a helicopter.jpeg
Saitama Prefectural Police Riot And Tactics Squad (RATS) officers on the side of a police helicopter. Riot Police Units such as RATS are the rapid reaction forces of Japanese prefectural police.

A rapid reaction force / rapid response force (RRF), quick reaction force / quick response force (QRF), immediate reaction force (IRF), rapid deployment force (RDF), or quick maneuver force (QMF) is a military or law enforcement unit capable of responding to emergencies in a very short time frame.

Definition

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A United States Army quick reaction force staging area at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, in 2005

A quick reaction force (QRF) is an armed military or law enforcement unit capable of rapidly responding to developing situations. They are equipped to respond to any type of emergency within a short time frame, sometimes only a few minutes, based on unit standard operating procedures (SOPs).[1] Some can deploy outside their borders and without the need for a large organized support force.[1] Cavalry units are frequently postured as QRFs, with a main mission of security and reconnaissance.[2][3] A quick reaction force belongs directly to the commander of the unit it is created from and is typically held in the reserve.[4]

List

Active

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Template:Flagicon Egypt: Egyptian Rapid Deployment Forces

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Template:Flagicon Indonesia: Indonesian Air Force Quick Reaction Forces Command

Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Italy/NATO: NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy

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Template:Flagicon Malaysia: 10th Parachute Brigade

Template:Flagicon Norway: Norwegian Telemark Battalion

Template:Flagicon Philippines: 710th Special Operations Wing

Template:Flagicon Portugal: Rapid Reaction Brigade

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Template:Flagicon Singapore: Army Deployment Force

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  • 31st Infantry Regiment
  • 3rd Infantry Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
  • 1st Infantry Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division
  • 1st Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
  • 2nd Infantry Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division

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Multinational

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Defunct

Proposed

See also

References

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