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PA EST AOI Mgmt Sync Group 05-16-23 (FOIA 22-F-0249)

Office of the Secretary of Defense · 2023-05-16 · 31 pages · text from the file's own layer

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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  • p. 3 …If you haven't seen Deputy Secreta ry Hicks' memo, you can see it here: https…
  • p. 5 …As Deputy Secretary Hicks noted in her memo, implementing guidance is forthcoming. Q. Can you explain…
  • p. 7 …As Deputy Secretary Hicks noted in her memo, implementing guidance is forthcoming. Q. Can you explain…
  • p. 9 …Additionally, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced the creation of the Airborne Object Identification and…
  • p. 10 …U.S. government take seriously. Kathleen H. Hicks, the deputy defense secretary, said the new group…
  • p. 11 …pdf Today, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, in close collaboration with the Director of National…
  • p. 14 …Ed Browne, Newsweek, sent separate queries seeking comment from DSD Hicks and USD(l&S) Moultrie…
  • p. 15 …1st Class Christopher Celiz; Deputy Secretary Hicks' meeting with her U.K. counterpart, Permanent Secretary for…
  • p. 16 https://www.defense.gov/News/Advisories/Advisory/Article/2870014/deputy-secretary-of-defense-hicks- travels-to…
  • p. 17 …David Hicks, convicted pursuant to pretrial agreement, transferred and served sentence in Australia, charge upon which…
  • p. 23 …DISCUSSION -- DSD Hick memo of23 NOV directed several things: + designate an acting Director + immediately begin transitioning…
  • p. 25 …Additionally, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kath leen Hicks announced the creation of the Airborne Object Identification…
https://www.defense.gov/News/Advisories/Advisory/Article/2870014/deputy-secretary-of-defense-hicks-
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* U.S.-Sweden-Finland Meeting. PTDO DUSD(P) Dr. Karlin met with Sweden Defence Policy Director Johan
Lagerlof and Finland Deputy Director General for Defence Policy Janne Kuusela to discuss a range of global and
regional security challenges facing Europe, and to underscore the importance of security and stability in the
Nordic and Baltic region. The full readout is posted at
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2868722/readout-of-performing-the-duties-of-
deputy-under-secretary-of-defense-for-polic/.
THREE-DAY FORECAST (all events subject to change)
(b)(5)
QUERIES OF NOTE
* AOIMSG. Following up on a question by Travis Tritten, Military.com, from the Dec. 8 on-camera press
briefing, provided the following statement to media via the broad DPO media distribution lists: "As directed
by Deputy Secretary Hicks in her memo, we're currently t ransitioning the UAP Task Force and its ongoing
efforts to the AOIMSG. We're also working on additional implementing guidance on the AOIMSG, as well as
the Airborne Object Identification and Management Executive Council (AOIMEXEC), for Deputy Secretary
Hicks' approval, per her memo. Once that guidance is approved and published, the t ransition from UAPTF is
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