Bernard Condon

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From left to right: Clint Church, Phantom Works Chief Engineer, Massachusetts and Virginia sites; U.S. Congressman Michael Guest; Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves; Luke Colville, President and CEO, Aurora Flight Sciences; U.S. Senator Roger Wicker; U.S Congressman Trent Kelly.
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