May 12, 2025

TRANSCOM Reveals 30+ Missions to Guantanamo Bay, Costing Over $20 Million since January 2025, In Break from Precedent

Text of QFR Response (PDF)

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren released responses she received from the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), one of the commands of the Department of Defense (DoD), regarding its role in sending passengers and cargo to the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.

The responses from TRANSCOM revealed:

  • “USTRANSCOM conducted 31 military and contract airlift missions to the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay between January 20, 2025, and March 25, 2025. These missions transported 715 passengers and 1016.9 short tons of cargo.”

  • “As of 08 April, USTRANSCOM has flown a total of 46 flights on military aircraft in support of migrant deportation flights. The flights total 802.5 hours at an average cost of $26,277 per flight hour.”

  • Over just a couple of months, Atlas Air, Delta, Omni Air, United Airlines, and Sun Country made over $1.6 million just from flying to Guantanamo Bay to assist migrant operations.

  • “In anticipation of U.S. presence and increased capacity at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay,” DoD has increased the number of flights to the Naval Station.

“Every American should be outraged by Donald Trump wasting military resources to pay for his political stunts that do not make us safer,” said Senator Warren. “U.S. servicemembers did not sign up for this abuse of power.”

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