The deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland will cost the federal government at least $3.8 million, according to a state official.

"200 service members for 80 days is roughly $3.8 million. Just in pay and allowances, and then there are other logistics costs, that we are still working through, support agreements, for what those costs look like. Again, this is all federally funded,” Russell Gibson, the Oregon Military Department’s director for government and legislative affairs, said during a Tuesday appearance before Oregon state lawmakers.

“Pay and allowance depends on their rank and pay grade ... their ZIP code and........

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