Colorado

As of 2002, 60,752 personnel, of whom 10,183 were civilians, were stationed at the nine military facilities in the state. The largest Army base is Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs, headquarters of the 4th Infantry Division. At the Army's Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver, chemical weapons have been produced and stored. Colorado Springs is the site of the US Air Force Academy. Peterson Air Force Base is also located in Colorado Springs, as is the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). Defense contracts awarded in 2001 totaled nearly $2.3 billion.

There were 446,385 veterans of US military service in Colorado as of 2000, of whom 64,101 served in World War II; 44,532 in the Korean conflict; 142,958 during the Vietnam era; and 67,184 during 1990–2000 (including the Persian Gulf War). Veterans benefits paid in the state in 2002 were $1billion.

In 2000, the Colorado State Police employed 654 full-time sworn officers.