UNM AFROTC Cadets Turns Commitment Into Commissions: Five New Lieutenants Join the Air and Space Forces

UNM AFROTC Cadets turns Commitment into Commissions: Five New Lieutenants join the Air and Space Forces

The University of New Mexico's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 510 commissioned five new officers into the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force during a ceremony at the New Mexico Veteran’s Memorial on May 16.

U.S. Air Force activates Detachment 12 at Minot AFB to support next-gen Sentinel ICBM program

The Sentinel system is part of a comprehensive modernization program focused on providing a secure land leg of the nation’s nuclear triad for decades to come. All 400-plus Minuteman III missiles are slated to be replaced by the new Sentinel missile system. The program will replace all key delivery components with updated technology. Although the missile and launch facilities are being completely rebuilt, the nuclear warheads themselves, which ar…