There's an interesting airstrip in Rome too, once home to a SAC installation, and now home to NEADS, Northeast Air Defense Sector, a major player during the attack of 09/11. They pretty much had control of the airspace and potential to intercept that day. Lets just say the end result was a learning experience, with little if any prior US soils protocol to fall back on.

The base had a role in Desert Storm as well
" In Desert Storm, the wing's B-52s and crews flew 148 combat sorties for more than 11,000 flying hours dropping 6,274 bombs equaling 4,394,350 pounds of ordnance, while the KC-135s flew 1,100 sorties and transferred 100 million pounds of fuel. On May 9,1991, B-52G 58-0225 "Mohawk Valley" piloted by the Wing's Commander, Col.Mike Loughran, landed at Griffiss AFB for the last time to be preserved on base"


For 10 points, and a big wet kiss, what concert of some note (no pun intended) was held there and when?

(2nd place is two big wet kisses)