"WASHINGTON - The deployment of National Guard and active-duty Marine forces to several US cities cost American taxpayers around $496 million in the last six months of 2025, according to an official government estimate. And if those deployments were to continue at end-of-2025 sizes, it would cost approximately $93 million per month, according to a new estimate by Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel."
"Furthermore, Swagel gave a general cost estimate of $18 million to $21 million per month for a 1,000 member National Guard deployment, stating that the exact cost depends on the cost-of-living in the city in which they are deployed to. Expenses were estimated based on factors such as pay and benefits when Guardsmen are deployed, lodging away from home stations, cost of food, and transportation for personnel."
National Guard and active-duty Marine deployments to multiple US cities cost about $496 million during the last six months of 2025. If deployments continued at end-of-2025 levels, estimated costs would be roughly $93 million per month. The Congressional Budget Office provided a general estimate of $18 million to $21 million per month for a 1,000-member Guard deployment, varying with city cost-of-living. Expense components include pay and benefits, lodging away from home stations, food, and personnel transportation. Deployments occurred in six cities, with the New Orleans operation excluded from the June–December tally. Legal barriers left future domestic deployments uncertain.
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