Counterterrorism center director: Nebraska has had unique role countering terrorism since 9/11

By: Gina Ligon

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 807

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Positioned in the middle of the United States, Nebraska has played an outsized role in disrupting terrorism across the country over the past 25 years, since the most significant terrorist attack in our nation’s history on Sept. 11, 2001.

At 3:07 p.m., just hours after the twin towers and the Pentagon were struck by airplanes full of innocent passengers, then-President George W. Bush landed at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Neb. This destination …

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