ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * Tina Nenoff and Babu Chalamala recognized for contributions to engineering * * * Two Sandia National Laboratories researchers, Tina Nenoff and Babu Chalamala, have been elected as members of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering. They are among the 114 new members and 21 international members to be inducted as the class of 2024.  more

HOLLOMAN AFB, New Mexico, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Holloman Air Force Base (49th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski, 49th Wing Public Affairs To keep the 49th Wing's flying mission running smoothly, detecting and removing foreign object debris-or FOD-is necessary. Before conducting any air operations, Airmen from different units across the base gather in large numbers to perform a FOD walk. This involves Airmen picking up various forms of debris li  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: Three of the eight defendants indicted following a joint enforcement operation last year in Carlsbad, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal drug offenses. Carlos Venegas, Jr., 24, of Carlsbad, pleaded guilty on March 4, 2024, to one count each of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, 400 grams and more of fentanyl, and 500 grams and  more

KIRTLAND AFB, New Mexico, April 4 -- Space Base Delta I issued the following news release: The Air Force Safety Center released a new strategic plan outlining new goals and focus areas to align with Department of the Air Force priorities. The DAF Safety Strategic Plan establishes the requirements for the enterprise to achieve its vision in support of national and department-level guidance. The plan will be used to identify resource requirements, prioritize activities, align manpower, and provi  more

RESTON, Virginia, April 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Illegal dumping of oil and gas wastewater disrupts the microbes in desert ecosystems of southeast New Mexico and West Texas, according to a U.S. Geological Survey-led team that included researchers from the University of Texas at El Paso and the Bureau of Land Management. The study sampled five sites, from a set of illegal dump sites identified   more