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  • September

    Graphic for the short series Looking Back at Ground Zero: Personal accounts of Omaha District employees who joined disaster response following the 9/11 attacks.

    Looking Back at Ground Zero, Part 3

    Third and final part of a series highlighting the firsthand experiences of Omaha District employees who supported search and recovery efforts at Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The series is in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
  • Graphic for the short series Looking Back at Ground Zero: Personal accounts of Omaha District employees who joined disaster response following the 9/11 attacks.

    Looking Back at Ground Zero, Part 2

    Part two of a three-part series highlighting the firsthand experiences of Omaha District employees who supported search and recovery efforts at Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The series is in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
  • Graphic for the short series Looking Back at Ground Zero: Personal accounts of Omaha District employees who joined disaster response following the 9/11 attacks.

    Looking Back at Ground Zero, Part 1

    Part one of a three-part series highlighting the firsthand experiences of Omaha District employees who supported search and recovery efforts at Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The series is in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

  • August

    A photo from a memorial bench dedication ceremony and tour.

    Memorial bench dedicated in honor of Bruce Dvoracek at Gavins Point Dam

    A memorial bench was recently dedicated at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Gavins Point Dam in honor of Bruce Dvoracek, who dedicated more than two decades of service to the project before his tragic passing in an automobile accident Aug. 5, 2022, shortly before his planned retirement.
  • Lt. Col. Elijah McMahn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District deputy commander – West, speaks at the new 37th Helicopter Squadron and 90th Missile Security Operations Squadron Tactical Response Force building ribbon cutting at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Aug. 14, 2026.

    USACE, Air Force open modernized helicopter, tactical response force facility supporting nuclear security

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Air Force marked a significant milestone in national nuclear defense infrastructure with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 14, 2026, for the new 37th Helicopter Squadron and 90th Missile Security Operations Squadron Tactical Response Force building.

News from around USACE

25 Years After 9/11, Army Corps Looks Back on Historic Emergency Response
9/11/2026
It’s been a quarter century since the worst terror attack in U.S. history when hijackers crashed airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in...
USACE Historians help bring ‘Steel and Stone’ exhibit to life
9/11/2026
Twenty-five years after America faced one of its darkest days on September 11, 2001, the National Museum of the United States Army’s new exhibit is highlighting the extraordinary stories of U.S. Army...
Looking Back at Ground Zero, Part 3
9/11/2026
Third and final part of a series highlighting the firsthand experiences of Omaha District employees who supported search and recovery efforts at Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks on Sept...
Inside the Castle - Ep. 174 Remembering 9/11: A Solemn Duty and the USACE Response
9/10/2026
On the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Inside the Castle pauses to honor the nearly 3,000 precious lives lost and the unimaginable courage of the first responders who ran toward...
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