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ROME — During its operational years, the Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome was its own community. The base had barracks, its own church and numerous amenities that made it completely self-contained.
Central NY News; Fort Drum, former Griffiss Air Force Base eyed as possible home for missile defense site. Published: ; Apr. 14, 2013, 10:01 a.m.
A B-52 Stratofortress from the 343rd Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana takes off from Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York, on Friday, June 30, 2023.
The last B-52 to leave Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome is prepared for takeoff on Nov. 15, 1994. Nineteen years after the base's closing, the Air Force has transferred the last available piece of ...
Griffiss Air Force Base — the central focus of the city since the 1940s — closed Sept. 30, 1995, two years after the federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided its fate.
ROME, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Oneida County Executive has announced plans to convert the largest hangar at the former Griffiss Air Force Base into a massive multi-sport and recreation facility with ...
The last available piece of federally owned land from the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Central New York has a new owner. Sat, 21 Dec 2024 23:39:28 GMT (1734824368647) Story Infinite Scroll ...
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:23:55 GMT — The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its decision to remove nearly 3,000 acres on the former Griffiss Air Force Base from the Superfund list. That ...
It looks like old times at the former Griffiss Air Force Base. A New York Army National Guard military exercise is bringing thousands of troops from across New York and ...
“Transforming Griffiss from an Air Force base to what it is now is not the ultimate objective. Griffiss will continue to evolve just as cities and regional economies will continue to change.
Bishop has a strong association with the former Griffiss Air Force Base, now the Griffiss Business and Technology Park, where Easter Air Defense Sector operations is located.