Pentagon Puts 1,500 Soldiers on Standby as Minnesota Unrest Escalates

Two U.S. Army battalions, roughly 1,500 active-duty soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division have been placed on standby for a potential deployment to Minnesota amid rising unrest in Minneapolis, defense officials tell multiple outlets.

The activation order does not mean troops will be sent into the state, but it comes amid President Donald Trump’s rene…