Estimating the Costs of Troop Deployments to U.S. Cities

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Federal troop deployments to U.S. cities cost a total of $496 million in 2025, CBO estimates. Continuing current deployments will cost $93 million a month; 1,000 Guard personnel deployed to a city will cost at least $18 million a month.

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Estimating the Costs of Troop Deployments to U.S. Cities Representative	cbo.gov	S1	2026-01-28 19:00:00