WHS • 2025

22-F-0249_PA_EST_AOI_Mgmt_Sync_Group_05-16-23.pdf

DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 1010 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON , DC 20301 - 1010 NOV 2 3 2021 MEMORANDUM FOR SENIOR PENTAGON LEADERSHIP COMMANDERSOFTHECOMBATANTCOMMANDS DEFENSE AGENCY AND FIELD ACTIVITY DIRECTORS SUBJECT: Establishment of the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group The presence of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) in Special Use Airspace (SUA), designated in accordance with 14 CFR Part 73, represents a potential safety of flight risk to aircrews and raises potential national security concerns. Accordingly, I direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (USD(I&S)) to establish the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG) to synchronize efforts across the Department and with other Federal departments and agencies to detect, identify and attribute objects of interests in SUA, and to assess, and as appropriate, mitigate any associated threats to safety of flight and national security. To provide oversight and direction to the AOIMSG, I establish the Airborne Object Identification and Management Executive Council (AOIMEXEC)...