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This Office of the Secretary of Defense FOIA release (case 22-F-0249), dated May 16, 2023, collects public affairs material about the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG). It contains Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks' November 23, 2021 memo creating the AOIMSG and an executive council to succeed the Navy's UAP Task Force. It also holds press releases, briefing cards with talking points and answers, a spokesperson statement and news clips.
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From: Sent: Subject: Attachments: Signed By: BRIEFINGS Friday, December 10, 2021 5:52 PM OSD(PA) COB briefing cards for the week Dec 6- 10.pdf Kb)C6) I * Press Engagement. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby held an on-camera, on -the-record press brief. In his opening remarks, he discussed President Biden's plans to present the Medal of Honor to Army Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee, to Mrs. Tamara Cashe on behalf of Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, and to Mrs. Katie Celiz on behalf of Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz; Deputy Secretary Hicks' meeting with her U.K. counterpart, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence David Williams; Deputy Secretary Hicks' planned travel, beginning Dec. 13; and the 122nd Army-Navy football game, to be played Saturday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Topics of questions included the National Defense Strategy and Nuclear Posture Review; a DoD-funded study of the ICBM program; whether the Department of Defense had an opinion of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's possible extradition; calls from Russia for the U.S. to rescind offers to join NATO; the Russian buildup along Ukraine's border; the DoD's confidence in Ukraine's ability to defend itself; military options if talks with Iran fail; whether the U.S. agreed to hold joint military exercises aimed at Iranian nuclear facilities; the death of India's Chief of Defense Staff General Bi pin Rawat in a helicopter crash; whether Russia or China poses the greater threat to U.S. security in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea; PRC efforts to build a worldwide network of military facilities and any effects on Camp Lemmonier in Djibouti; al-Qaida in Afghanistan; vaccination rates among U.S. service members; the response to service members who do not get vaccinations and whether boosters will be required; whether Secretary Austin, on his next trip to the region, will discuss plans to expand the U.S. footprint in the Pacific; and whether draining the Red Hill Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Oahu is a possibility. Mr. Kirby took no questions for follow-up. A transcript will be posted at https://www.defense.gov/ when available. DOD RELEASES * U.K. Meeting. Published readout of Deputy Secretary Hicks's virtual meeting with U.K. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence David Williams, to deepen cooperation on a wide range of issues, including defense strategy, technology innovation, force development, and strategic competition. Among other topics, the two leaders discussed Russia's concerning military movements near Ukraine's borders and reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The full readout is posted at https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Rel ease/Article/2870021/readout-of-deputy-secreta ry-of-defense- dr-kathleen-h ickss-vi rtua 1-meeting-with/. * DSD Travel. Published "Deputy Secretary of Defense Hicks Travels to Michigan, Colorado, Hawaii, California and Nebraska," describing Deputy Secretary Hicks' plans to visit Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan; U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Space Command, and the U.S. Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command in Colorado; U.S. Inda-Pacific Command in Hawaii; Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in California; and U.S. Strategic Command in Nebraska starting Monday, Dec. 13. The full advisory is posted at 1
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FOIA release, from the osd collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 31 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.