FERGUSON, Mo. — Just two days after being withdrawn from Ferguson, the Missouri National Guard is being ordered back into the city to search for a "vital" missing canteen that one soldier apparently left behind.

"Once we returned back to Jefferson City, a soldier reported he was missing a canteen and I realized that we were not up on all our gear," said Lt. Nathan Frank. "So we've been having the troops walk in a line from our headquarters to Ferguson. It's about a two hour drive, but I'm proud to say our soldiers have police-called it in under 48 hours."

The protests in the area had substantially quieted down in recent days, but the move may reignite tensions as activists and military members that look like total toolbags with reflective belts wrapped around their chests come face-to-face.