Pentagon Says Cost of Military Deployment in LA Is $134 Million

The estimated cost of deploying 700 Marines and the National Guard to Los Angeles to quell unrest is about $134 million, said a top Pentagon official in a congressional hearing on Tuesday.

After questioning from members of Congress, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who told lawmakers the total and said this “is largely just the cost of travel, housing, and food.”