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A rapid reaction force is a military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
 or police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 unit designed to respond in very short time frames to emergencies. When used in reference to police forces such as SWAT teams
SWAT

SWAT are elite tactical units in American police departments. Similar organizations in other areas are South Australian Special Tasks and Rescue, London's Specialist Firearms Command and Thunder Squad....
, the time frame is minutes, while in military applications, such as with the use of paratroops or other commando
Commando

In military science, the term commando denotes an individual soldier, a military unit, and a raid . Contemporarily, commando identifies ?lite light infantry and special forces units specialised in parachuting, rappelling, and amphibious warfare to conduct and effect attacks....
s, the time frame is hours to days.

Rapid reaction forces are designed to intervene quickly in rather low-intensity conflicts, such as uprisings that necessitate the evacuation of foreign embassies.






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A rapid reaction force is a military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
 or police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 unit designed to respond in very short time frames to emergencies. When used in reference to police forces such as SWAT teams
SWAT

SWAT are elite tactical units in American police departments. Similar organizations in other areas are South Australian Special Tasks and Rescue, London's Specialist Firearms Command and Thunder Squad....
, the time frame is minutes, while in military applications, such as with the use of paratroops or other commando
Commando

In military science, the term commando denotes an individual soldier, a military unit, and a raid . Contemporarily, commando identifies ?lite light infantry and special forces units specialised in parachuting, rappelling, and amphibious warfare to conduct and effect attacks....
s, the time frame is hours to days.

Rapid reaction forces are designed to intervene quickly in rather low-intensity conflicts, such as uprisings that necessitate the evacuation of foreign embassies. Because they are usually transported by air, such military units are usually lightly armed, but often extremely well trained to compensate for their lower calibre weapons and lack of heavy equipment like tank
Tank

A tank is a Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities....
s.

See also

  • Eurofor
    Eurofor

    European Operational Rapid Force is a multinational rapid reaction force composed of forces from France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. It has a permanent staff capable of commanding operations, involving commitments of up to a Light Division in size....
  • European Gendarmerie Force
    European Gendarmerie Force

    The European Gendarmerie Force or EGF was launched by an agreement in 2006 between five members of the European Union: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands....
  • European Union Battlegroups
    European Union Battlegroups

    A European Union battlegroup is a military force consisting of at least 1500 combat soldiers. Fifteen battlegroups have been established, most of which consist of multi-national countributions....
  • Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
    Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps

    The Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, was created on 2 October 1992 in Bielefeld based on the former British I Corps . It was originally created as the rapid reaction corps sized land force of the Reaction Forces Concept that emerged after the end of the Cold War, with a mission to redeploy and reinforce within Allied Command Europe...
  • United States Rapid Deployment Forces
  • Helsinki Headline Goal
    Helsinki Headline Goal

    The Helsinki Headline Goal was a military capability target set for 2003 during the December 1999 Helsinki European Council meeting. There was much interest in the idea of a single EU military force, and inaccurate characterisations of the initiative led to inaccurate journalistic ideas about the 'European Rapid Reaction Force', to give one...
     Force Catalogue - misleadingly sometimes known as the 'European Rapid Reaction Force'