{"id":74074,"date":"2021-02-05T07:53:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T07:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/05\/national-guard-deployment-to-secure-dc-will-cost-nearly-500-million\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:33:20","slug":"national-guard-deployment-to-secure-dc-will-cost-nearly-500-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/02\/05\/national-guard-deployment-to-secure-dc-will-cost-nearly-500-million\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guard deployment to secure DC will cost nearly $500 million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The cost of deploying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/21\/26000-national-guard-troops-came-to-dc-to-protect-the-inauguration-now-the-drawdown-begins\/\" target=_blank>about 26,000 National Guard troops <\/a>to secure the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the deadly Jan. 6 riot is nearly $500 million, U.S. military officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deployment brought troops in from all 50 states and four territories as law enforcement agencies tried to lock down the Capitol for the inauguration of the President Joe Biden. Thousands of Guard members poured into the nation\u2019s capital and were stationed across the city to block traffic and protect lawmakers and landmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2021\/01\/28\/national-guard-troops-will-get-credit-towards-gi-bill-benefits-for-capitol-hill-security-mission\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6486861.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">National Guard troops will get credit towards GI Bill benefits for Capitol Hill security mission<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">National Guard officials clarified confusion around the benefits in a memo to lawmakers on Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials said the nearly $500 million includes the costs of transporting Guard troops from their states to Washington, their salaries and benefits, as well as housing and other essentials. The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss internal figures and spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the troops were activated by the federal government for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2021\/01\/28\/national-guard-troops-will-get-credit-towards-gi-bill-benefits-for-capitol-hill-security-mission\/\" target=_blank>more than 30 days<\/a>, their health benefits are also covered, adding to the price of the deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/25\/nearly-200-national-guardsmen-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19-since-deploying-to-dc\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21022793157884.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Nearly 200 National Guardsmen have tested positive for COVID-19 since deploying to DC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Hundreds of troops are in isolation in Washington after testing positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials say the money is expected to cover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/25\/thousands-of-guard-troops-to-stay-in-washington-as-threats-target-lawmakers-ahead-of-impeachment-trial\/\" target=_blank>the costs of the Guard through mid-March<\/a>, when the troops are expected to leave. 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