01/18/2026
I'll be headed back to Fort Wainwright today around noon AK time, equipped with sign, flyers and Veterans For Peace flag.
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U.S.
1,500 active-duty soldiers placed on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis
By Emily Mae Czachor
Updated on: January 18, 2026 / 1:48 PM EST / CBS News
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Some 1,500 active-duty soldiers have been placed on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis, a defense official confirmed to CBS News, as tensions in the city have mounted after a woman was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
Deploying the soldiers, from the 11th Airborne Division at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska, is one option for which the military is planning in case President Trump decides to use active-duty military personnel to respond to the ongoing demonstrations, the official said. No decision has been made on whether to deploy the soldiers.