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Docs Related to AARO Press Briefing 3-6-2004 (FOIA 24-F-0893)

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This Office of the Secretary of Defense FOIA release (24-F-0893) collects Pentagon public affairs and legislative affairs emails from March 4 to 6, 2024. They include a Scientific American editor's request to join the press list for an AARO media event and a daily press operations summary. The file also holds readouts of Hill briefings. Acting AARO Director Tim Phillips and Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick briefed congressional staff on the Historical Record Report, including KONA BLUE. A separate SASC briefing covered drone incursions at JBLE in December.

  • p. 1 …CTR OSD PA (USA) OSD Pentagon PA Mailbox Duty Officer Press Operations Monday, March 4, 2024…
  • p. 2 …Minister John Rosso at the Pentagon. The two officials discussed how the U.S. and PNG…
  • p. 3 …Read the transcript here: https://www.defense.goy/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3697048/pentagon-press-secretary…
  • p. 4 …of the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership for an off-record roundtable with Pentagon Press…
  • p. 5 …Following up from Unders Signed By: (b)(6) Keeping you in the loop...especially since this…
  • p. 13 …Reed stayed for the entirety of the brief. • The briefing was viewed by members as an…
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Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 1:28 PM
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Zier, Caroline G SES OSD OUSD POLICY (USA)
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 1:43 PM
Meagher, Christopher M SES (USA); OSD Pentagon PA List Press
RE: Following up from Unders
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(b)(6)From: Meagher, Christopher M SES (USA)
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 1:35 PM
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Subject: FW: Following up from Unders
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Subject: RE: Following up from Unders
Rheanne,
Quick summary:
• This morning PTDO ASD Zimmerman (HD&HA) was joined by RADM Spedero (JS) and Maj Gen Sherman (USAF)
in a briefing to SASC members regarding the December events at JBLE and to more broadly discuss drone
incursion issues.
• Senators Reed (D-RI), Wicker (R-MS), Shaheen (D-NH), Gillibrand (D-NY), Ernst (R-IA), Cramer (R-ND), Tuberville
(R-AL), Rounds (R-SD), Schmitt (R-MO), Cotton (R-AR), Manchin (D-WV), Peters (D-MI), Kaine (D-VA), and Kelly
(D-AZ) attended. Not all asked questions and only Sen. Reed stayed for the entirety of the brief.
• The briefing was viewed by members as an informative first step for what is a very complex and concerning
problem that must be quickly addressed. Sen. Reed highlighted multiple times that Congress is in part
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