<blockquote>The carrier strike group costs up to $40 million a week if the aircraft on board are engaged in combat-related flights, while routine operations cost $25 million a week,</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Report-US-strike-on-Syria-to-be-significantly-larger-than-expected-325389">Report: US strike on Syria to be 'significantly larger than expected' | JPost | Israel News</a>.