Griffiss Air Force Base (11 Areas) Rome NY
The Griffiss Air Force Base (AFB) site is located in Rome, New York. The 3,552-acre base began operations in 1943 under the Air Combat Command and served as home to various Air Force operations over...
View ArticleChanute Air Force Base Rantoul IL
Update 6-2-2016: Chanute AFB is back in the news this week. According to the latest report, officials have publicly stated that “it is known that chemical warfare training took place” on the base. They...
View ArticleWurtsmith Air Force Base – Oscoda, MI
WAFB began operations in 1923, under the name of Camp Skeel, and was officially named the Wurtsmith Air Force Base in 1953. The base is located in Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan. WAFB closed in 1993...
View ArticleAndersen Air Force Base – Yigo, Guam
We recently received this reader request to take a closer look at Andersen AFB in Guam: I would like to see you start covering the major contamination at Andersen AFB Guam. People are contacting me...
View ArticleGeorge Air Force Base Victorville CA
George Air Force Base occupies 5,347 acres and is located in San Bernardino County, California near the cities of Victorville and Adelanto. The base was established in World War II and closed in...
View ArticleF.E. Warren Air Force Base Cheyenne WY
Located just west of Cheyenne, F.E. Warren Air Force Base is a 6000+ acre facility that used to serve as an intercontinental ballistic missile operations base, among other uses. Past operations and...
View ArticleMilitary Bases’ Contamination Will Affect Water for Generations
The following is a recent article about military contamination and the work by advocates at their respective bases. Bases included in this profile are George AFB, Pease AFB, and Wurtsmith, AFB, among...
View ArticleLuke Air Force Base Glendale AZ
The primary mission of the 4,198-acre Luke Air Force Base (LAFB) site was to provide advanced flight training to fighter pilots. Discharges and waste disposal practices at LAFB resulted in soil and...
View ArticleMcGuire Air Force Base #1 Wrightstown NJ
The McGuire Air Force Base (MAFB) site is an active facility that occupies more than 3,500 acres in a rural part of Burlington County, New Jersey. The base is bordered to the north by the community of...
View ArticleDonaldson Air Force Base, Greenville SC
Donaldson Air Force Base in Greenville, South Carolina, was closed in 1963. The property was transferred to the City and County of Greenville, South Carolina in 1964. It is currently owned 50/50 by...
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