Mountain Home Air Force Base is located about 50 mi (80 km) southeast of Boise. In 2002, 4,251 active-duty military personnel and 1,472 civilian personnel were stationed in Idaho. Defense contract awards to Idaho firms in fiscal year 2001 totaled $147 million. Idaho casualties in recent US wars include 1,419 in World War II, 132 in Korea, and 187 in Vietnam. There were 136,584 veterans of US military service in Idaho as of 2000, of whom 24,358 served in World War II; 15,054 in the Korean conflict; 39,851 during the Vietnam era; and 20,340 during 1990–2000 (including the Persian Gulf War). Benefits paid to Idaho veterans totaled $240 million in fiscal year 2002.
In 2000, the Idaho State Police employed 292 full-time sworn officers.