Summary

Career Defense Intelligence Agency officer who served as Director of the DoD UAP Task Force (UAPTF) from 2020 to 2021 and briefly as the first Director of AARO in 2022 before Sean Kirkpatrick assumed the role. Stratton worked closely with Luis Elizondo on UAP investigation during the AATIP era and is credited as a key institutional continuity figure bridging AATIP, the UAPTF, and AARO. Unlike other disclosure-era figures, Stratton has maintained a largely non-public posture, rarely speaking on the record.

Roles

• -Director, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), 2020-2021
• -Director, All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), 2022 (brief tenure)
• -Career Defense Intelligence Officer

Organizations

Early Career

• -Career intelligence officer with extensive background in defense intelligence analysis
• -Developed expertise in advanced aerospace threats within classified government programs
• -Served in multiple intelligence community roles before UAP-focused assignments

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