Joseph “Joe” Kent enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1998 at age 17 under a 75th Ranger Regiment contract. After Basic Combat Training, Airborne School, and the Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP), he served as an infantryman with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kent entered the Special Forces Qualification Course (Q Course) and earned his Green Beret in 2003 as a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant (18B). He then served with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), deploying repeatedly in support of U.S. special operations and counterterrorism missions, primarily in Iraq, with additional deployments reported in Yemen and North Africa. After roughly 11 years of Army service, Kent became a Special Forces Warrant Officer. His duties included operational planning, mission coordination, and intelligence-related work supporting Special Forces teams. His military career ultimately included 11 combat deployments. Later in his Army career, Kent was selected for a highly sensitive special-missions and intelligence assignment publicly associated with the U.S. Army Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), commonly known as Task Force Orange (TFO). Public accounts place his service with TFO approximately between 2013 and 2018. During this period, he worked alongside special operations and intelligence personnel and received additional specialized training. Kent has discussed aspects of his intelligence career in public interviews, but many details concerning specific missions, locations, targets, and operational methods have not been publicly disclosed. Kent also completed the CIA Operations Certification Course during his military career, reflecting his work alongside the U.S. intelligence community. After approximately 20 years of Army service, Kent retired in 2018 as a Chief Warrant Officer. He subsequently joined the Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Center (SAC) as a Paramilitary Operations Officer (PMOO). He continued working in sensitive national-security and counterterrorism roles before leaving government service in 2019. Publicly documented military qualifications include Basic Combat Training, Airborne School, Ranger training, the Special Forces Qualification Course, Special Forces Warrant Officer training, and additional intelligence and specialized operational training. Publicly confirmed decorations include six Bronze Star Medals, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). His complete DD Form 214 has not been publicly released, so additional awards should not be listed unless independently verified. After leaving government service, Kent became involved in veterans' advocacy, national-security issues, and public policy. In 2021, he entered electoral politics and later became the Republican nominee for Washington's 3rd Congressional District in 2022 and 2024. Joe Kent's career spans more than two decades of U.S. Army service, including the 75th Ranger Regiment, Army Special Forces, a highly sensitive intelligence assignment associated publicly with Task Force Orange, and subsequent service with the CIA's Special Activities Center. Thank you for your service, Kent.🇺🇸 #specialforces #usarmy #military #specialoperations #SF - @operators_archive