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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. 5 …Wirkkala, Rheanne E HON OSD OASD LA (USA) (b)(6) (b)(6)(b)(6) • King, Heather…
  • p. 6 …Meagher, Christopher M SES (USA) (b)(6) King, Heather SES SD • Magsamen, Kelly E SES (USA…
  • p. 7 …b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) To: King, Heather SES SD (USA) • Meagher, Christopher M SES…
  • p. 8 …Affairs (b)(6) Office: Original Message From: King, Heather SES SD (b)(6) Sent: Wednesday, March…
  • p. 9 …M SES (b)(6)(USA) (b)(6) ; King, Heather SES SD (b)(6) Cc: Mancinelli, Thomas…
  • p. 10 …Meagher, Christopher M SES (USA) (b)(6) King, Heather SES SD (b)(6) Waibel, Carlie S…
  • p. 11 …March 6, 2024 10:21 AM To: King, Heather SES SD (USA) (b)(6) (b)(6…
  • p. 12 …I Tandberg: (b)(6) Original Message From: King, Heather SES SD (b)(6) Sent: Wednesday, March…
  • p. 13 (USA) I (b)(6) (b)(6) I (b)(6)King, Heather SES SD From: Bodian, Lane…
  • p. 14 …Meagher, Christopher M SES (USA) (b)(6) King, Heather SES SD ; Waibel, Carlie S SES (USA…
  • p. 15 …SES Waibel, Carlie S SES (USA) To: King, Heather SES SD (USA) (b)(6) Cc: Mancinelli…
  • p. 16 …I Tandberg: (b)(6) Original Message From: King, Heather SES SD Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024…
  • p. 17 …6) (b)(6)(USA) I (b)(6) • King, Heather SES SD (b)(6) Waibel, Carlie S…
  • p. 18 …Wirkkala, Rheanne E HON OSD OASD LA (USA) King, Heather SES SD ; Waibel, Carlie S SES…
  • p. 19 …6) I Tandberg (b)(6) Original Message From: King, Heather SES SD (b)(6) (h)(61
Magsamen, Kelly E SES (USA)
• Yayboke, Erol K SES(b)(6)
(b)(6)
(b)(6) (b)(6)Office: I Tandberg:
(b)(6)
Cc: Mancinelli, Thomas J SES OSD OASD LA (USA)
; Magsamen, Kelly E SES (USA)
Yayboke,1— Erol K SES (USA)
Zier, Caroline G SES OSD OUSD POLICY (USA)(b)(6)
(b)(6) (b)(6)
(b)(6)
Subject: RE: Following up from Unders
Original Message
From: Meagher, Christopher M SES (USA)
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 10:26 AM
To: Wirkkala, Rheanne E HON OSD OASD LA (USA)
King, Heather SES SD
; Waibel, Carlie S SES (USA)
(b)(6)
(b)(6)
(b)(6)
(b)(6)
(b)(6)
Meagher, Christopher M SES
Waibel, Carlie S SES (USA)
To: King, Heather SES SD
(USA)
To: Meagher, Christopher M SES (USA) (b)(6) ; King, Heather SES SD
(b)(6) Waibel, Carlie S SES (USA) (b)(6)
Cc: Mancinelli, Thomas J SES OSD OASD LA (USA) (b)(6)
Zier, Caroline G SES IISD OUSD POLICY (USA)
(USA) (b)(6) ; Bodian, Lane A SES OSD OASD LA (USA)
Subject: RE: Following up from Unders
(b)(6)
(b)(6)
Becky Zimmerman and RADM Spedero provided a classified brief to SASC this
morning on s-UAS incursions. Adding Lane to provide a quick read-out when he
returns from the Hill.
Rheanne Wirkkala
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
Yes, when they reached out to inquire, Breaking Defense said Langley was
being briefed in a classified setting to SASC today, fwiw.
Original Message
From: Wirkkala, Rheanne E HON OSD OASD LA (USA)
(b)(6)
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 10:21 AM
(b)(6) I
Cc: Mancinelli, Thomas J SES OSD OASD LA (USA)
; Magsamen, Kelly E SES (USA)
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Zier, Caroline G SES OSD OUSD POLICY (USA)
Yayboke, Erol K SES (USA)
Thanks, Heather. Copying below the quick read-out of the AARO briefings from
our team in case helpful:
Mr. Tim Phillips, Acting Director AARO, and (b)(6) were joined
by Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick in a compartmented brief and a TS//SCI brief to
staff on the findings of the Historical Record Report
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(b)(6)
(b)(6)
(b)(6)(b)(6)
Subject: RE: Following up from Unders

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