More than 200 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, government civilian employees and industry partners who help make up Team Orlando gathered at Warfighter Park on board Naval Support Activity Orlando on Sept. 11, 2026, for a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States.<\/p>\n
The staff of the U.S. Army\u2019s Capability Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test and Threat (CPE ST3) sponsored the ceremony with a theme of \u201cRemembrance, resilience, and service,\u201d with Brig. Gen. Christine A. Beeler, capability program executive for CPE ST3, serving as the keynote speaker.<\/p>\n
\u201cRemembrance is more than recalling events, it is carrying forward the truth, honoring those we lost, and ensuring future generations understand the significance of that day,\u201d Beeler told the audience during her remarks. \u201cFor the United States Army, Sept. 11 reshaped a generation. It changed our profession, accelerated innovation, and called forth service from Soldiers, families, and communities who sustained the mission for years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beeler thanked the CPE ST3 staff and other members of Team Orlando for their work in simulation, training, test, and threat capabilities, and their tireless efforts to help improve the readiness of the Joint Force and train America\u2019s warfighters.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we mark 25 years, remembrance has evolved; in 2001, it was shock, grief, and rescue. In the years that followed, it became deployment, sacrifice, and endurance,\u201d Beeler said. \u201cToday, remembrance is a duty – to teach, honor, and connect memory to mission. \u201cWe Will Never Forget\u201d must be something we live through service, decisions, and care for one another.<\/p>\n
Following Beeler\u2019s remarks, a wreath was placed in honor of the 2,753 lives lost in New York, 184 lives lost at the Pentagon, and 40 lives lost in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
Individuals taking part in the wreath ceremony were Department of the Navy police officer Steve Delrosario, representing the first responders called into action that day, and Army Capt. Cristian Acosta, assigned to Project Manager Simulation staff at CPE ST3, representing the U.S. military who responded with the War on Terror around the world.<\/p>\n
Delrosario, who was in middle school on 9\/11, said he joined the U.S. Air Force after graduating high school to serve his country. Acosta, who was four years old at the time, grew up in a world shaped by the events of that day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was inspired by the courage and selfless sacrifice of an entire generation that answered the call to defend our freedom,\u201d Acosta said. \u201cThat enduring legacy defined my sense of duty, making the decision to serve in the United States Army a personal commitment to protect our nation and its values.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following the presentation of the wreath, a brief timeline of the events that took place on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, was read aloud. The sound of a ceremonial bell marked the time of the impact of the four plane crashes as well as the collapse of both the South and North towers of the World Trade Center in New York.<\/p>\n
A moment of silence followed, along with the playing of Taps to honor the 2,977 lives lost on 9\/11. Following the conclusion of the ceremony, those who attended were invited to view the wreath and pay their respects to the fallen.<\/p>\n
The immediate response and evolution of Army capabilities in the aftermath of 9\/11 forged a generation of adaptive leaders and modern warfighters who form the foundation of today\u2019s Joint Force.<\/p>\n
Today, the Army serves as the foundation of that Joint Force, providing the foundational capabilities \u2013 from logistics and engineering to intelligence and maneuver forces \u2013 that enable all other branches to project power globally.<\/p>\n
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, CPE ST3 is comprised of a highly skilled and diverse workforce of 980 Soldiers, Army civilians and contractors, who work with Army partners to enhance operational readiness and support the Army\u2019s modernization efforts by fielding and sustaining the next generation of multi-domain operations testing, training and information operations capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 200 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, government civilian employees and industry partners who help make up Team Orlando…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-398031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}