PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III is greeted by Air Force Col. James Smith, Peterson-Schriever Garrison commander, upon his arrival at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 24, 2021. Austin visited the NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters, and was briefed on the commands’ complementary missions of homeland defense for the United States and Canada, and Defense Support of Civil Authorities, which includes DoD’s COVID-19 response.

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