The Pentagon Won’t Track Troops Deployed on U.S. Soil. So We Will.

The Pentagon Won’t Track Troops Deployed on U.S. Soil. So We Will.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, attached to Task Force 51, guards a federal area in Los Angeles, July 12, 2025.

The Pentagon says 20,000 federal troops have deployed to support ICE across the country. The real number may be markedly higher.