Editing Rome, New York (section)

===Cold War to present day===
[[Griffiss Air Force Base]] in Rome was open from 1942 to 1995, when it closed as part of the [[Base Realignment and Closure]] process. It remains home to [[Rome Laboratory]], which is now part of the [[Air Force Research Laboratory]], and to the [[Eastern Air Defense Sector]]. Some of the land that formerly made up the land has been redeveloped: [[Rome Free Academy]], the city's public high school, moved onto former base land in 2002. Its airstrip is now part of [[Griffiss Airport]].

[[Woodstock 1999]] was held in Rome, at the former Griffiss AFB site. The three-day rock festival was held over the weekend of July 23–25, and drew a crowd of about 200,000 people. Cable network [[MTV]] covered the concert extensively, and live coverage of the entire weekend was available on [[pay-per-view]]. The festival featured acts including [[Metallica]], [[Kid Rock]], [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Korn]], [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Alanis Morissette]] and [[Wyclef Jean]]; early reviews for many of the acts were positive. Critics particularly praised performances by [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Jamiroquai]], [[James Brown]], [[Sheryl Crow]], and [[Rage Against the Machine]]. However, the festival ended in a riot, with bonfires being lit in the crowd, brawls with police, and looting.<ref>{{cite web | last=Wartofsky | first=Alona | title=Woodstock '99 Goes Up in Smoke | website=Washington Post | date=1999-07-27 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/july99/woodstock27.htm | access-date=2024-07-17 | archive-date=June 28, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628203058/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/july99/woodstock27.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[September 11 attacks]],  Boston Center contacted the [[Eastern Air Defense Sector]] in Rome at 8:37 AM. This was the first report of a hijacking that reached [[NORAD]] on that day.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

[[File:First Presbyterian Church collapse.jpg|thumb|First Presbyterian Church of Rome after sustaining tornado damage.]]
On [[List of United States tornadoes from June to July 2024#July 16 event|July 16, 2024]], a high-end [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF2]] [[tornado]] struck Rome, causing widespread power outages and property damage.<ref name="q237">{{cite web | title=Public Information Statement, Binghamton NY, 736 PM EDT | publisher=National Weather Service | date=2024-07-18 | url=https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BGM&product=PNS&format=CI&version=2&glossary=0 | access-date=2024-07-18 | archive-date=July 18, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718024956/https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BGM&product=PNS&format=CI&version=2&glossary=0 | url-status=live }}</ref> The tornado touched down just north of the [[Erie Canal]], passed through the center of Rome, and lifted up on the far side of [[Griffiss Air Force Base]]. A decommissioned [[B-52]] on display near the airport was moved nearly 25 feet off its platform. Among other heavily damaged structures, two churches were heavily damaged, losing their steeples and having their roofs collapse. Many brick structures collapsed. States of emergency were declared by the city, county, and state governments.<ref name="y276">{{cite web | first=Patrick |last=Smith| title=One dead as storms cause devastation and leave thousands without power in upstate New York | website=NBC News | date=2024-07-17 | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/one-dead-storms-cause-devastation-leave-thousands-power-upstate-new-yo-rcna162263 | access-date=2024-07-17}}</ref>