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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Wednesday May 12, 2021 ( 3 items )  

310th Special Operations Squadron Stands Up
CANNON AFB, New Mexico, May 12 -- The U.S. Air Force's 27th Special Operations Wing issued the news: The 310th Special Operations Squadron, previously the 27th Special Operations Group Detachment 1, was officially activated here May 4, 2021. The 310 SOS, a U-28A Draco aircraft squadron, is the first manifestation of the four-squadron per aircraft-type concept. This concept is intended to allow more time for Airmen to be at home station between deployments. "With four units, it allows us a sen  more

Holloman AFB: Airman Leadership School Class 21-5
HOLLOMAN AFB, New Mexico, May 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Holloman Air Force Base (49th Air Wing) issued the following news: Thirty-six Airmen graduated from Holloman's Airman Leadership School, May 6, during a ceremony at Heritage Park, here. ALS is a six-week professional development course designed to prepare new staff sergeants and senior airmen for supervisory duties. This training is required before members can fulfill the role of front-line supervisors. ALS covered topics including leader  more

Sandia National Laboratories: Simulating Sneezes and Coughs to Show How COVID-19 Spreads
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 12 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Two groups of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have published papers on the droplets of liquid sprayed by coughs or sneezes and how far they can travel under different conditions. Both teams used Sandia's decades of experience with advanced computer simulations studying how liquids and gases move for its nuclear stockpile stewardship mission. T  more