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AARO All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office

Period 2022–present4 peoplePrinted on page 3

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About this office

Full name: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
Notes: DoD/IC UAP office; operational reporting to DepSecDef & PDDNI, administrative to USD(I&S)
Placement confidence: Date-sensitive placement
Status: Current

People (4)

Sean M. Kirkpatrick Documented
Founding Director, 2022–2023
Leadership · Flowchart draft p.1
Jon Kosloski Verify
Director, 2024–present
Leadership · Flowchart draft p.1 · Registry: verify present-tense appointment
Dr. Randy Bostick Unverified
Science adviser
Adviser · Flowchart draft p.1 · Dates unverified
Timothy A. Phillips Verify
Acting Director, Dec 2023–Aug 2024
Leadership · SRC-V86-17 · Deputy director from late 2023

Chain of command

Part of

US Gov Executive DoD / DoW OSD OUSD(I&S)

Outside the chain of command (⇄ 4)

Oversight, coordination, succession and alleged ties. These are not reporting lines.

Earlier related mission AAWSAP Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program
Not a formal uninterrupted succession (V84 drew DIA→AARO)
Successor to AOIMSG Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group
AOIMSG replaced by AARO, July 2022
Operational reporting to OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
To the Deputy Secretary of Defense (operational & security matters); administrative reporting runs to USD(I&S), the parent line
Operational reporting to ODNI Office of the Director of National Intelligence
To the Principal Deputy DNI (operational & security matters)

Related records (10)

PersonJon Kosloski 045Government investigation leadershipAARO official site — Check tenure and specific case-level conclusions
PersonSean M. Kirkpatrick 060Founding director (2022–2023)DoD and AARO materials — Official role; motive claims not established
Legislation: FY2023 NDAAStatutory AARO reporting changeEnacted Public Law 117-263 — Direct operational/security reporting; administrative structure retained
Legislation: FY2024 NDAAUAP records collection, not AARO transferEnacted Public Law 118-31 — Do not confuse NARA records with DoD office reporting
DocumentFY2024 NDAA enacted: UAP records collection (P.L. 118-31 §§1841–1843) OVS-007Records law does not transfer AARO outside DoD; separate from 2022 reporting-chain reformEnacted law — Do not conflate oversight structures
DocumentUnidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth OVS-010Witness discussion of UAP investigation and transparencyCongressional hearing transcript — Witness assessments not official findings
DocumentPresidential federal UAP records disclosure initiative; PURSUE implementation OVS-012Executive disclosure initiative alongside existing UAP investigation and reportingDepartment of War PURSUE portal — No claim AARO controlled the program
PersonJohn F. (Jay) Stratton Jr. 001Criticism of treatment of predecessor investigationsStratton memoir vs AARO report — Disputed assessment
DocumentThe Pentagon Disinformation That Fueled America’s UFO Mythology SRC-WSJ-01Kirkpatrick public narrative and historical disinformationPublished reporting — Not proof of covert coordination
PersonTimothy (Tim) Gallaudet 003Gallaudet reported meeting with AARO leadershipCongressional testimony — Alleged persuasion and motives not independently corroborated