Arkansas

As of 2002, there were five military installations in Arkansas, the principal ones being Little Rock Air Force Base and the Army's Pine Bluff Arsenal. Military personnel in the state numbered 4,855 in 2002. Firms in the state received $382 million in defense contract awards in 2001.

There were 281,714 veterans of US military service in Arkansas as of 2000, of whom 53,716 served in World War II; 32,910 in the Korean conflict; 79,453 during the Vietnam era; and 33,386 during 1990–2000 (including the Persian Gulf War). Arkansas veterans received $885 million in benefits in 2002. In 2000, the Arkansas State Police had 559 full-time sworn officers.