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DOD Official Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee

  • Defense.gov
  • April 19, 2023 | 59:28

Sean M. Kirkpatrick, director of the Defense Department’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, appears before a subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Kirkpatrick testifies about the office’s mission and activities before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

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Guardians of the Great Beyond

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Mission Impossible

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