Editing All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (section)

=== Executive ===

AARO's Executive Council is AAROEXEC.<ref name= aaroExec >Deputy Secretary of Defense [https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3100053/dod-announces-the-establishment-of-the-all-domain-anomaly-resolution-office/ (20 July 2022) Establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office]</ref> The first director of AARO was [[Sean M. Kirkpatrick]],<ref name=wallai/><ref name=tirpak>{{cite news| first=John |last=Tirpak |url=https://www.airforcemag.com/pentagon-under-mandate-creates-new-office-to-investigate-and-mitigate-ufos/ |date=21 July 2022 |title=Pentagon, Under Mandate, Creates New Office to Investigate and 'Mitigate' UFOs}}</ref> reporting to Deputy Defense Secretary [[Kathleen Hicks]]. Hicks announced on August 30, 2023 that AARO would operate under her office and that director Kirkpatrick would report directly to her.<ref name="DefenseScoop August 2023" /> Senator [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] helped found the organization.<ref name="Kelly">{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Laura |date=2023-03-08 |title=China ranks atop worldwide threats, US intelligence chiefs tell lawmakers |url=https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/3890382-china-ranks-atop-worldwide-threats-us-intelligence-chiefs-tell-lawmakers/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>