Griffiss Air Force Base
- Date Range
- 1942 – 1993
- Title
- Griffiss Air Force Base
- What occurred
- Griffiss Air Force Base (AFB) opened in 1942 in Rome. The base was used as a plane depot for the US military during World War 2 with no stationed planes. This changed into the 1950s as the Cold War came into full bloom. Griffiss slowly became a center for the Northeast Air Defense Sector with many reconnaissance and fighter units stationed here. Griffiss was decommissioned in 1993, 9 years after it was designated as a Superfund site in 1983. Presence of heavy metals and polychlorinated bisphenols (PCBs) were found in ground water.
- Location
- 160 Brooks Rd, Rome, NY 13441
- Image Citation
- https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0202438
- Student name(s)
- Glen Manglapus
Part of Griffiss Air Force Base