Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry signs a guitar for Mark Utz, Friendly Force Tracking Mission Management Center director, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, while visiting the command at Peterson Air Force Ba...

Col. Jimmie Jenkins, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command chief of staff, explains the command's mission to Aerosmith lead guitarist, Joe Perry, and his wife, Billie, during a visit to the command on Peterson Air ...

Joe Piscitelli, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Mission Management Center for Friendly Force Tracking, G3, briefs Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry, his wife Billie, and son, Roman, during a visit to the co...

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Aerosmith co-founding member and lead guitarist, Joe Perry, visited the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command here Aug. 1 before performing in an Aerosmith concert in Denver.

While visiting, Perry received an overview brief of the command's Friendly Force Tracking Mission Management Center (MMC) from Joe Piscitelli, an SMDC employee.

"This is the real deal," Perry said during the briefing. "It's really amazing what you are doing here."

Piscitelli, who works MMC operations support training and security for SMDC, is credited with naming Perry's album, "Have Guitar, Will Travel," during a 2009 contest that included nearly 2,000 suggested titles.

Perry also greeted several employees and signed autographs during his visit.