The cost of policing RAF Fairford during the Gulf war has been revealed as £3m.
Gloucestershire Constabulary's chief constable, Tim Brain, says it was the largest operation ever undertaken by his force, which lasted from January to spring.
The NATO-designated forward base for US warplanes was home to 14 US B-52 bombers during the Iraq war.
Peace protesters set up camp from February onwards, with many arrested over the course of the conflict for various offences.
Most of the £3m will come from the Home Office, but the county force will have to find £375,000 from its own reserves.
In March, the government awarded Gloucestershire Police a grant of £250,000 to help with the extra policing costs.
Armed patrols and officers from other forces around the UK had all been brought in to police the base.
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