Joe Kent
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Joseph Clay Kent is an American politician, former United States Army warrant officer, and former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer who served as the director of the National Counterter
Official portrait, 2025
Shannon Smith, Kent's first wife, was killed in the 2019 Manbij bombing.
Kent is sworn in as director of the National Counterterrorism Center in July 2025.
Shannon M. Kent
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Shannon Mary Kent was a United States Navy cryptologic technician and member of JSOC's Intelligence Support Activity who was killed in the 2019 Manbij bombing. She was the wife of Joe Kent, who entere
Joe Kent
…He served eleven combat tours, primarily in Iraq, and retired in 2018, becoming a paramilitary officer with the CIA. In January 2019, Kent's wife, Shannon, was killed in a suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria. He became involved in political advocacy after Shannon's death. In 2022, Kent ran for Congress in…
Kent's name on the NSA National Cryptologic Memorial Wall