Fort Bragg Community Stands in Silence to Commemorate 25 Years Since 9/11

Story by Staff Sgt. Nirak Manuel Garcia Navarro September 11, 2026 at 02:22PM Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, Soldiers, first responders, Veterans and community members gathered at the U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum at Fort Bragg to honor those who lost their lives and those who answered the nation’s call. Lt. Gen. Gregory K. Anderson reflected on how the attacks shaped a generation of military service, while retired New York City Fire Department paramedic and 9/11 survivor William J. Lehmann Jr. emphasized the connection between first responders and service members and the responsibility to preserve the stories of 9/11 for generations who did not experience it. The remembrance concluded with a bagpipe procession into the museum, reinforcing the importance of carrying the memory and legacy of Sept. 11 forward.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/574460/fort-bragg-community-stands-silence-commemorate-25-years-since-9-11"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9928182/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="Fort Bragg Community Stands in Silence to Commemorate 25 Years Since 9/11" /></a>

Marine Corps facility tests coordinated response to worst-case fuel spill

Story by Dustin Senger September 11, 2026 at 11:57AM An exercise alert directed personnel Sept. 10 to avoid roads near a simulated fuel spill at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. Firefighters worked to secure the response area and assess immediate hazards. Beside a storm drain, environmental protection specialist Tyler Kinsley met with base operations support and spill-response contractors to determine how they would keep fuel out of nearby waters.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/574423/marine-corps-facility-tests-coordinated-response-worst-case-fuel-spill"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9927526/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="Marine Corps facility tests coordinated response to worst-case fuel spill" /></a>

Looking back at Ground Zero, Part 2: Personal accounts of Omaha District employees who joined disaster response following the 9/11 attacks

Story by Delanie Stafford September 10, 2026 at 12:46PM The images of Sept. 11, 2001, are familiar to generations of Americans - the collapsing towers, the smoke rising over lower Manhattan, firefighters moving toward the devastation and the massive recovery effort that followed. Less visible was the enormous logistical operation required to keep the disaster response moving. The following accounts are from Marilyn Mikula and Dave Holley, two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District employees, who shared their experience as first recorded in December 2001 from an assignment unlike any they had experienced before. They are among seven U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District employees to support search and recovery efforts whose experiences are being highlighted again today as part of a short series in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The attacks claimed 2,977 victims and required one of the largest disaster response efforts in U.S. history. Both deployed shortly after the attacks and supported the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the New York City Fire Department and other agencies involved in the search and recovery effort.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/574294/looking-back-ground-zero-part-2-personal-accounts-omaha-district-employees-who-joined-disaster-response-following-9"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9924313/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="Looking back at Ground Zero, Part 2: Personal accounts of Omaha District employees who joined disaster response following the 9/11 attacks" /></a>

Looking back at Ground Zero, Part 2: Personal accounts of Omaha District employees who joined disaster response following the 9/11 attacks

Story by Delanie Stafford September 10, 2026 at 12:46PM The images of Sept. 11, 2001, are familiar to generations of Americans - the collapsing towers, the smoke rising over lower Manhattan, firefighters moving toward the devastation and the massive recovery effort that followed. Less visible was the enormous logistical operation required to keep the disaster response moving. The following accounts are from Marilyn Mikula and Dave Holley, two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District employees, who shared their experience as first recorded in December 2001 from an assignment unlike any they had experienced before. They are among seven U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District employees to support search and recovery efforts whose experiences are being highlighted again today as part of a short series in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The attacks claimed 2,977 victims and required one of the largest disaster response efforts in U.S. history. Both deployed shortly after the attacks and supported the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the New York City Fire Department and other agencies involved in the search and recovery effort.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/574294/looking-back-ground-zero-part-2-personal-accounts-omaha-district-employees-who-joined-disaster-response-following-9"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9924313/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="Looking back at Ground Zero, Part 2: Personal accounts of Omaha District employees who joined disaster response following the 9/11 attacks" /></a>

MI Reservist Saves New Yorkers (11 SEP 2001)

Story by Erin Thompson September 9, 2026 at 11:11AM On Sep. 11, 2001, New York Fire Department Fire Marshal Ronald P. Bucca gave his life while responding to the attacks on the World Trade Center. At the time, Bucca was also an Army reservist serving as operations chief of the 3413th MI Detachment out of Fort Totten (Queens), New York.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/574166/mi-reservist-saves-new-yorkers-11-sep-2001"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9921309/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="MI Reservist Saves New Yorkers (11 SEP 2001)" /></a>