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Jack Blackhurst, Air Force Research Laboratory executive director, speaks as U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, left, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, right, listen on April 26, 2019, at the announcement that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization to AFRL for beyond visual line of sight flights of unmanned aerial systems during an event at the Sprinfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. The project took the cooperation of several federal, state, and local agencies to reach the approval stage. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)