Former ND Guard commander named to head test site

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota Air National Guard commander will be the director of a proposed unmanned aircraft systems test site that would be located in the northeastern part of the state, Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Tuesday.

Dalrymple announced that Col. Robert Becklund, who recently returned from a stint with an unmanned systems task force at the Pentagon, will lead the project.

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