In 2002, there were 5,447 active-duty military personnel and 14,725 civilian personnel stationed in Utah, the majority of whom were at Hill Air Force Base near Ogden and, in the Great Salt Lake Desert, Tooele Army Depot. Dugway Proving Ground—where nerve gas tests have been conducted—and the USAF Utah Test and Training Range are near the Nevada line. State firms were awarded more than $1.25 billion in federal contracts during the same year.
According to the 2000 Census, there were 62,809 veterans living in Utah, of whom 32,309 were veterans of World War II; 19,993 of the Korean conflict; 46,045 of the Vietnam era; and 21,348 during 1990–2000 (including the Persian Gulf War). Veterans' benefits in 2002 totaled nearly $324 million.
In 2000, the Utah Highway Patrol employed 397 full-time sworn officers.