Rep. Luna Recommends Disbanding AARO

Push to Disband AARO

On March 22, 2026, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced on X that she would recommend to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) be completely disbanded and defunded. The announcement came the same week AARO publicly stated it was coordinating UAP declassification under Trump’s directive.

Background

AARO, established in 2022 as the Pentagon’s official UAP investigation office, has been a focal point of controversy since its inception. Critics, including multiple Congressional witnesses and whistleblowers, have accused the office of failing to properly investigate UAP reports and dismissing credible military witness testimony. Its published reports have repeatedly contradicted sworn Congressional testimony, and many observers have questioned whether an office embedded within the intelligence community can meaningfully oversee the very agencies it depends upon for information and funding.

The office’s March 2024 Historical Record Report, which concluded there was “no empirical evidence” of alien technology, drew particularly fierce criticism. Disclosure advocates dismissed it as a whitewash. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Christopher Mellon called it the most error-ridden government document he had encountered in decades of service. Even Luna herself entered the congressional record calling former AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick a “documented liar.”

Luna’s Position

Rep. Luna has been one of the most vocal Congressional critics of AARO and the broader government approach to UAP transparency. Her push to defund the office through DOGE represents a new approach — using executive branch efficiency reviews rather than legislation to force change.

Luna’s Disclosure Intentions

Speaking on the podcast “Keeping It Real with Jillian Michaels” in March 2026, Luna went further than she had in any previous public statement. She confirmed that her committee has been shown instances of footage that cannot be explained by any known technology or natural phenomenon. She stated plainly that the Trump administration is serious about releasing UAP files — not as a political gesture, but as a genuine policy commitment. And she made a promise that electrified the disclosure community: as soon as the official declassification order arrives on paper, she intends to hold a press conference and share everything she has been told and shown.

Implications

The potential disbanding of AARO raises questions with no easy answers. Proponents argue the office has functioned as institutional cover for continued secrecy — that it was designed to manage the UAP issue rather than solve it, and that nothing short of a truly independent body can break the cycle. Opponents counter that eliminating AARO without a clear replacement would set back UAP investigation efforts by years, leaving military witnesses with nowhere to report and Congressional oversight with no institutional anchor. A middle camp advocates reform rather than abolition, arguing that AARO’s infrastructure and growing case database have value even if its leadership and independence need fundamental restructuring.

This development comes amid Trump’s broader disclosure directive and the registration of aliens.gov, suggesting the administration may be planning to replace AARO with a different mechanism entirely. Luna’s promise to publicly share what she has been shown adds a volatile personal dimension: a sitting Congressional representative is openly committing to disclosure on her own terms if the official process fails to deliver. Whether that promise accelerates transparency or simply deepens the institutional chaos surrounding America’s UAP investigation remains to be seen.

Sources

• Wikipedia search: “Rep. Luna Recommends Disbanding AARO”
• CIA UFO/UAP Reading Room — Declassified CIA documents on UAP
• AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) — Current US DoD UAP office