The military installations located in Massachusetts in 2002 had 2,427 active-duty military personnel. The largest installation in the state is the Laurence G. Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford. Other installations include the Army reserve and development center at Natick, the Navy's South Weymouth Naval Air Station, and Westover Air Force Base. Defense contracts awarded in 2001 totaled $5.25 billion.
There were 558,933 military veterans living in the state in 2000. Veterans of World War II numbered 138,650,000; the Korean conflict, 78,706; the Vietnam era, 150,981; and during 1990–2000 (including the Persian Gulf War), 39,792. About $1.2 billion was paid in veterans' benefits in 2002.
In 2000, the Massachusetts State Police employed 2,221 full-time sworn officers.