Establishment_of_AARO_2022-07-20.pdf

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DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
1010 DEFENSE PENTAGON 
WASHINGTON , DC 20301 - 10 10 
JUL 15 2022 
MEMORANDUM FOR SENIOR PE TAGON LEADERSHIP 
COMMANDERS OF THE COMBATA T COMMANDS 
DEFENSE AGE CY AND DOD FIELD ACTIVITY DIRECTORS 
SUBJECT: Establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office 
On ovember 23, 2021, I directed the Under Secretary ofDefense for Intelligence and 
Security (USD(I&S)) to establish the Airborne Object Identification and Management 
Synchronization Group (AOIMSG) to synchronize efforts across the Department ofDefense 
(DoD) and with other Federal departments and agen…

The AARO will serve as the authoritative office ofthe Unidentified Aerial Phenomena 
(UAP) and UAP-related activities for the DoD. The AARO is the DoD focal point for all UAP 
and UAP-related activities and may represent the Department for such activities to the 
interagency, Congress, media, and public, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Legislative Affairs and Assistant to the Secretary ofDefense for Public Affairs. Any 
DoD Component acting on behalf ofthe UAPTF, or who has data, analysis, contracts, or other 
material related to UAP, will immediately synchronize t…