Susan Gough
Susan Gough (sometimes rendered "Sue Gough") is a retired U.S. Army colonel who serves as a Senior Strategic Planner within Department of Defense Public Affairs, where she has held the UAP media-relations portfolio across the Pentagon's UAP Task Force and, subsequently, AARO.
| Role | Department of Defense Senior Strategic Planner and Public Affairs Spokesperson for the UAP portfolio |
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Role in UAP Programs
UAP Gerb accuses Gough of contributing to what the channel characterizes as AARO's narrative-management approach to the UAP topic, citing her authorship of dismissive public language about the "non-existence presence" of extraterrestrials. In Special Access Required Vol.2, the presenter cites a secondhand account — an attendee's LinkedIn report from a George Mason University public reception described as Sean Kirkpatrick's last public event as AARO director — stating that Gough remained at Kirkpatrick's side for the full hour of the event, with Kirkpatrick visibly pausing to look to her for confirmation before answering audience questions.