The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office is established

On 15 July 2022 the Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a memorandum establishing the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) within the Department of Defense. The memorandum amended a direction of 23 November 2021 that had created the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group, in order to meet section 1683 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. It directed the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security to establish AARO, renamed the oversight council the AARO Executive Council, and directed the Secretary of the Navy to disestablish the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and transfer its data to AARO. AARO was named the department's authoritative office and focal point for UAP.

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AARO was to carry out the duties that were to be fulfilled by the AOIMSG, established on November 23, 2021 (p. 1)
Its mission covers "anomalous, unidentified space, airborne, submerged, and transmedium objects" (p. 1)
The AOIMEXEC was renamed the AARO Executive Council (AAROEXEC) to provide oversight and direction to AARO (p. 1)
The Secretary of the Navy was directed to disestablish the UAPTF no later than the date AARO is established and transfer its data, analysis and other material (p. 1)
AARO is the DoD focal point for all UAP and UAP-related activities and may represent the Department to the interagency, Congress, media and public (p. 2)

Documents

Report Deputy Secretary of Defense - Establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office: July 15, 2022 All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office· 2022· 2 pp.