BRH Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 I believe the missle base, Army, that protects NF is in Romulis (sp??). It was closer to Syracuse down in the Finger lakes area. 233101[/snapback] That was closed about ten years ago. The official line was that there were no missiles there. Friends of mine who served down there said different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB27 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Senaca Army Depot is what you're talking about. It closed a while back. It did not have active missles, but was believed to be a location that stored nukes for the military (it was a depot). I had a friend who was stationed there years ago, and he said they never told him what he was guarding, but that there was tons of security, including the ok to kill people who tried to approach certain bunkers. The military never confirmed or denied the prescence of "special weapons" (NUKES). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 Senaca Army Depot is what you're talking about. The military never confirmed or denied the prescence of "special weapons" (NUKES). 233718[/snapback] Certainly. To do so would be stupid beyond belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB27 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Certainly. To do so would be stupid beyond belief. 233725[/snapback] I guess I should have put a big SARCASM in there for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovey1961 Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Nike Bases Abounded - Most are still existant and owned by government agencies as they are "brownfield" territories for the most part. http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/forts/fortsM_P/nike.htm As For the Niagara Falls Airport it still exists http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/fac...agara-falls.htm The governmental unit - NFTD controls the civilian side. There was a proposal a few years ago that some Spanish company take over the airport on a 99-year lease and make the facility an international cargo transfer center - but of course the idea made too much sense and local politicians axed the idea. 233159[/snapback] The Spanish company, Cintra, that made the "bid" to operate the Niagara Falls International Airport, operated by the "state run" Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, for 99 was a really bad proposal for the Niagara Region. IIRC, Cintra only had to commit $10 million over the life of the proposed "lease" and they would have to pay Niagara Falls money if and only if passanger traffic into the airport reached certain levels and the money that was to be paid was minimal at best. The Federal government had a big stake in the Cintra deal since the Niagara Falls Airbase shares the facilities with the civilian portion of the airport All this was going on before 9/11, once what occured then the Federal gov stepped in and told the NFTA essetially no way in hell will a foreign company be allowed to "operate" that airport.... on a side note, Calspan is still in operation across the street from the Buffalo Airport, but they are now part of Serria Research Corp, Calspan has one of the few wind tunnels in the country and it has been used by Olympian ski jumpers for training. There is some development going on at the NFIA now, the entrance has been redesigned, looks like the Buffalo Airport now, there is a Free Trade Zone, compliments on NAFTA, and there is a new High Tech company building an Aircraft research and development/flight simulator there So as of today, the NFIA sits underused in Wheatfield, oh BTW as I kid I remember seeing some type of missles in the corn fields to the south of the main landing strip, me and a friend would go out there and watch as the fighter jets took off and landed OH! those were the days! and don't get me started on the NFTA and the buffalo-niagara partnership that runs just about eveything in buffalo and is trying to take over whats left of Niagara Falls! for more information on the Cintra deal goto www.niagarafallsreporter.com and enter a search for "airport 99 year" One other thing, the 914th stationed at NFAFRB was looking for some computer people, unfortunately for me you need to be elligible for enlistment in the Air Force Reserve for the jobs, otherwise I would have applied, even though I am over qualified and would have taken the equlivent for a 4 step drop in grade ~gs13 downto a GS9/11 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 The Spanish company, Cintra, that made the "bid" to operate the Niagara Falls International Airport, operated by the "state run" Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, for 99 was a really bad proposal for the Niagara Region. IIRC, Cintra only had to commit $10 million over the life of the proposed "lease" and they would have to pay Niagara Falls money if and only if passanger traffic into the airport reached certain levels and the money that was to be paid was minimal at best. The Federal government had a big stake in the Cintra deal since the Niagara Falls Airbase shares the facilities with the civilian portion of the airport All this was going on before 9/11, once what occured then the Federal gov stepped in and told the NFTA essetially no way in hell will a foreign company be allowed to "operate" that airport.... on a side note, Calspan is still in operation across the street from the Buffalo Airport, but they are now part of Serria Research Corp, Calspan has one of the few wind tunnels in the country and it has been used by Olympian ski jumpers for training. There is some development going on at the NFIA now, the entrance has been redesigned, looks like the Buffalo Airport now, there is a Free Trade Zone, compliments on NAFTA, and there is a new High Tech company building an Aircraft research and development/flight simulator there So as of today, the NFIA sits underused in Wheatfield, oh BTW as I kid I remember seeing some type of missles in the corn fields to the south of the main landing strip, me and a friend would go out there and watch as the fighter jets took off and landed OH! those were the days! and don't get me started on the NFTA and the buffalo-niagara partnership that runs just about eveything in buffalo and is trying to take over whats left of Niagara Falls! for more information on the Cintra deal goto www.niagarafallsreporter.com and enter a search for "airport 99 year" Thanks for the info, rov. It's appreciated. One other thing, the 914th stationed at NFAFRB was looking for some computer people, unfortunately for me you need to be elligible for enlistment in the Air Force Reserve for the jobs, otherwise I would have applied, even though I am over qualified and would have taken the equlivent for a 4 step drop in grade ~gs13 downto a GS9/11 John 234066[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 The Spanish company, Cintra, that made the "bid" to operate the Niagara Falls International Airport, operated by the "state run" Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, for 99 was a really bad proposal for the Niagara Region. IIRC, Cintra only had to commit $10 million over the life of the proposed "lease" and they would have to pay Niagara Falls money if and only if passanger traffic into the airport reached certain levels and the money that was to be paid was minimal at best. The Federal government had a big stake in the Cintra deal since the Niagara Falls Airbase shares the facilities with the civilian portion of the airport All this was going on before 9/11, once what occured then the Federal gov stepped in and told the NFTA essetially no way in hell will a foreign company be allowed to "operate" that airport.... on a side note, Calspan is still in operation across the street from the Buffalo Airport, but they are now part of Serria Research Corp, Calspan has one of the few wind tunnels in the country and it has been used by Olympian ski jumpers for training. There is some development going on at the NFIA now, the entrance has been redesigned, looks like the Buffalo Airport now, there is a Free Trade Zone, compliments on NAFTA, and there is a new High Tech company building an Aircraft research and development/flight simulator there So as of today, the NFIA sits underused in Wheatfield, oh BTW as I kid I remember seeing some type of missles in the corn fields to the south of the main landing strip, me and a friend would go out there and watch as the fighter jets took off and landed OH! those were the days! and don't get me started on the NFTA and the buffalo-niagara partnership that runs just about eveything in buffalo and is trying to take over whats left of Niagara Falls! for more information on the Cintra deal goto www.niagarafallsreporter.com and enter a search for "airport 99 year" One other thing, the 914th stationed at NFAFRB was looking for some computer people, unfortunately for me you need to be elligible for enlistment in the Air Force Reserve for the jobs, otherwise I would have applied, even though I am over qualified and would have taken the equlivent for a 4 step drop in grade ~gs13 downto a GS9/11 John 234066[/snapback] Thanks for the info, rov. It's appreciated. Someone earlier opined that WNY wasn't especially protected, but I think they were in error. In the '50's and early '60's and before, Buffalo and NF were a big cheese. The power, and the steel mills and grain elevators and lumber mills that existed before the St.Lawrence Seaway and the Welland Canal came into being made WNY a vital national asset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Senaca Army Depot is what you're talking about. It closed a while back. It did not have active missles, but was believed to be a location that stored nukes for the military (it was a depot). I had a friend who was stationed there years ago, and he said they never told him what he was guarding, but that there was tons of security, including the ok to kill people who tried to approach certain bunkers. The military never confirmed or denied the prescence of "special weapons" (NUKES). 233718[/snapback] Thanks for clarifying, BB. That's what I was trying to say, but you said it better. I used to drive past it on the drive to college in NJ whenever I had the time to take 96 instead of 90 to 81. Wasn't there some kind of "Women's Peace Encampment," a hippie house of sorts, in Romulus right on the outskirts of the base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 I guess I should have put a big SARCASM in there for you. 233841[/snapback] For the UMPTEENTH time, sarcasm is a verbal art and has NO place in this teletype medium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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