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The University of New Mexico’s Army ROTC cadets took on the Northern Warfare Challenge at Fort McCoy, Wis., testing their endurance against some of the toughest ROTC programs in the nation. Competing against 50 other five-person teams, the cadets faced...

The University of New Mexico’s Army ROTC program hosted its first Norwegian foot march on Feb. 28, ushering in a new annual tradition for the Lobo Battalion. At 2 a.m., the Bosque Trail became bustling with military personnel, cadets, and civilians...

The University of New Mexico’s Lobo Battalion has done it again, earning the title of Best Small Program in its brigade at the Senior Leader Workshop in San Antonio on Feb. 11. The annual award evaluates programs on cadet performance at camp, retention,...

The saying, “those who don’t ask for thanks in return” is exactly who UNM graduate Bryan Rojas embodies. Rojas was born and raised in Albuquerque, N.M. and his journey to public service started off at a very young age. While Rojas always had a heart to...

The University of New Mexico’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) recently participated in the local region Ranger Challenge. The team went head-to-head with representatives from nine other institutions in a challenging two-day showdown. A team...

The University of New Mexico celebrated a significant milestone on Thursday, May 11 with the ribbon cutting ceremony for its newly constructed ROTC Education Complex. The state-of-the-art facility, dedicated to the training and development of future...

The Veterans Resource Center (VRC), in collaboration with the President’s office, hosts its Green Zone Training Program for UNM faculty and staff on Friday, Feb. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Trailblazer/Spirit room in the Student Union Building...

Under brilliant blue skies, the bright New Mexico sunshine and the majestic Sandia Mountains in the background to the east, Friday, May 13 was a day that won’t soon be forgotten for 11 newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenants for The University of New Mexico’s...

The University of New Mexico Army ROTC program recently welcomed Maj. Jeffrey Meinders as its new leader following the departure of Lt. Col. Thomas Chae.  Major Jeffrey Meinders Meinders is an Army aviator who has been on active duty as an officer...

Lt. Col. Thomas Chae is departing as head of the UNM Army ROTC program at the end of the month to continue his military service at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Chae worked at UNM for two years—over half of which was encompassed by the pandemic.  “It wasn’t...