Kurt Vied

Kurt Vied possesses a unique combination of military, intelligence, and law enforcement experience, with deep global exposure. He has served over 18 years with the United States Navy as a Corpsman and Navy Intelligence Officer, in both active duty and reserve assignments. Mr. Vied is also a veteran Massachusetts State Trooper with over 21 years of service.

As a Naval Intelligence Officer, Kurt provided analytical and operational support to U.S. Naval Special Warfare units both in-country and those preparing to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. Later, Kurt was the lead Interrogator for a Special Operations Task Force in Iraq. His last assignment was with the Naval Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) as an Intelligence Officer providing Counterintelligence Training and Operational Support to NCIS missions within the Naval Reserves.

As a Massachusetts State Trooper, Kurt was a member of their Special Tactics and Operations (STOP) SWAT Team. There he trained for and conducted tactical operations in Massachusetts and New England. Missions such as: hostage rescue, dignitary protection, critical incident response onboard aircraft, barricaded subjects, tactical training and support to other law enforcement. The STOP Team worked with the Secret Service and State Department on Presidential and Dignitary Protection, including but not limited to: 3 different Presidents and Vice Presidents as well as VIPs such as the Dali Lama. His Team played a large role in the law enforcement response to the Boston Marathon Bombing. Kurt was the Close Quarters Battle Instructor for a 41-member unit. He assisted in the development of new Tactics, Training and Procedures for high-risk warrant service entries and conducted over 500 Active Shooter training events for local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

Later, Kurt served with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) in Boston. As a Task Force Officer, his primary focus was the detection and prevention of terrorism related issues where he conducted international terrorism investigations and worked within a robust Confidential Human Source Program.

In 2004 Kurt attained a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Western New England University.