In 2002, there were 6,899 active-duty military personnel and 22,080 civilian personnel stationed in Ohio, the vast majority of whom were at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. In 2002, the Defense Department awarded over $3.3 billion in defense contracts to Ohio companies.
According to the 2000 Census, Ohio had 1,144,007 living veterans, of whom 237,430 had served in World War II; 144,768 during the Korean conflict; 335,572 during the Vietnam era; and 109,397 during 1990–2000 (including the Persian Gulf War). In 2002, the Veterans Administration expended more than $2 billion in pensions, medical assistance, and other major veterans' benefits.
In 2000, the Ohio State Highway Patrol employed 1,382 full-time sworn officers.