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WASHINGTON, D.C. — At 6 p.m. MT on Thursday, September 4, the offices of U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and  will bring together representatives from the U.S. Military Service Academies for a virtual Q&A session.

The conversation is an opportunity for high school students and recent graduates to ask questions about the nomination process and attending U.S. Military Service Academies. The New Mexico Congressional Delegation will be accepting online applications for nominations to enter an academy in Fall 2026.

Members of Congress may nominate candidates for appointment to four of the five U.S. service academies: U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, N.Y.; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, Md.; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado Springs, Colo.; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, N.Y. Each member of Congress is allotted a limited number of nominations that they submit to each academy.

The application process opens on April 11, 2025. Interested applicants should visit members' websites for information on how to apply. The deadline to apply for a nomination for each of the congressional offices is October 4, 2025.

WHAT: Military Service Academy Nominations Virtual Q&A

WHEN: Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 6 p.m. MT

WHO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's staff will be joined by:

U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández's staff, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez's staff, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury's staff, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján's staff, and U.S. Military Service Academies Representatives.

WHERE: Register for the virtual Q&A here.

For more information on how to apply for a nomination, click here.

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