With its first commissioning since opening the door in fall of 2003, the UNM Lobo Battalion made cadre history. 2nd Lt. Adam W. Loomis was commissioned by Lt. Col. Anna Lucero, a UNM professor of military science and the Lobo Battalion commander, at a recent ceremony held at the Alumni Chapel.
UNM president Louis Caldera was the keynote speaker.
“I am truly honored to be the first cadet commissioned,” Lt. Loomis said. “It was great to be in this program, and it is even better to see the Army’s presence here again on UNM’s campus.”
\SFC Edmond Teague, senior military instructor at the Lobo Battalion, was instrumental in standing up the battalion in 2003. He describes Lt. Loomis as having “tremendous potential to develop into one of our finest future leaders.”
He also noted Loomis was a founding member and captain of UNM’s Joint Military Honor Society of Scabbard and Blade. Loomis encouraged other cadets in the battalion to strive for excellence in the Army’s Physical Fitness Excellence Award. Loomis also provided “an outstanding block of training to corps of cadets in the pre-marksmanship instruction that resulted in a 95 percent first-time qualification rate during M16 qualification,” during which 17 percent qualified expert and 22 percent qualified as sharpshooter.
Lt. Loomis served in the Army as a military policeman and entered the ROTC in fall of 2003. As a member of the Lobo Battalion, he served as cadet battalion commander, was president of the Scabbard and Blade Honor Society and was president of the Christian Officers Fellowship. He also was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
A native of Albuquerque, Lt. Loomis graduated from Eldorado High School in Albuquerque in 1986.