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Jul 20, 2023 · The North Country’s Atlas-F ICBM missile silos were designed by the United States Air Force in the early 1960s when the Cold War’s nuclear tensions were at their highest. Boquet 556-5, or the Lewis Missile Base, served as part of the Plattsburgh Ballistic program, which consisted of twelve missile sites located in Northeastern New York and Northwestern Vermont.
Jun 27, 2021 · The Old Base Oval has been a part of the Military Base from the War of 1812 until the closing of the Plattsburgh Air Force Base in 1995. While on the tour, guides will point out the historic buildings and locations, share pictures of their past and narrate events that once took place at each site.
Jun 24, 2019 · Locomotive, Plattsburgh Air Force Base.jpg 2,000 × 776; 365 KB Mario Cuomo speaking at a rally, June 20, 1991.JPEG 2,324 × 1,870; 900 KB Operating tables from the former hospital at Plattsburgh Air Force Base.jpg 2,000 × 1,312; 875 KB
PAFB served as a tactical (bombardment and air refueling) wing in the Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) from 1955 to 1991. In 1991, the bombardment wing was removed and in 1992 operations were realigned to form the 380th Air Refueling Wing under the Air Mobility Command (AMC). PAFB was slated for closure in 1993 under the Defense Base ...
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Suspected contamination source: AFFF used at Plattsburgh Air Force Base (Hirsch, 2016) Additional Resources EPA Superfund Site: Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center Media Coverage: Air Force finds chemicals in groundwater near former Plattsburgh base Full citations are available on the second page of the full contamination site tracker.
Plattsburgh Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) base covering 3,447 acres (13.7 km²) in the extreme northeast corner of New York, 20 miles (32 km) south of the Canadian border.
