DoD Releases AARO Founding Documents via FOIA Request
The Department of Defense released internal documents about the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office through a Freedom of Information Act request. The disclosure includes goal outlines for 2022 and a presentation by Director Kirkpatrick. Three pages remain withheld under exemption (b)(5).
Background
On June 6, 2023, the Department of Defense responded to a FOIA request by releasing partial records regarding the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The materials include an 'Office Goals, Progress: 2022' document detailing the office's inaugural year milestones. Additionally, a PowerPoint presentation titled 'The Defense Department's UAP Mission' created by AARO Director Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick was disclosed. However, three pages were entirely exempted from release under FOIA exemption (b)(5), which protects inter- and intra-agency deliberative process materials. Source: Via TheBlackVault.com (FOIA).