Niagara Falls, N.Y. - U.S Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stopped by the Niagara Falls military base Thursday.
The base is home to the Air Force Reserve's 914th Airlift Wing and the Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing.
It also employs about 2,700 service members and civilians.
Panetta is the first Secretary of Defense ever to visit the base.
