If you think your job is tough, imagine an unknown bureaucrat within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security (OUSD(I&S)). If OUSD(I&S) intends to (with the blessing of Congress and key Executive figures) commit its resources to run the new Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Office, known as the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG), then it’s going to be a difficult few years for those serving within the office.

The ink had barely dried on President Biden’s NDAA 2022 signature before the warning signs emerged from factions within the Pentagon. On 29 December, writer Roger Glassel corresponded with Department of Defense (DoD) spokesperson Susan Gough regarding NDAA language requiring the establishment of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Office.