Matthew Aid

Matthew Morris Aid
Born(1958-03-11)March 11, 1958
DiedAugust 20, 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 60)
EducationBeloit College, Wisconsin
Occupation(s)Historian, Author

Matthew Morris Aid (March 11, 1958 – August 20, 2018) was an American military historian and author. Aid graduated from Beloit College in 1980, having studied international relations. He studied the Russian language, while a member of the United States Air Force, and was a Russian linguist for the National Security Agency, and the Air Force.[1][2]

During his career, he became an expert on signal intelligence and the history of the NSA.[3] Aid has been interviewed by multiple organizations including National Public Radio and C-SPAN[4][5] and his work has been published in numerous journals, newspapers, and magazines including Foreign Policy, Politico magazine, National Security Archive, and the Associated Press.[3][6][7]

  1. ^ Schudel, Matt. "Matthew M. Aid, independent researcher who wrote a history of the NSA, dies at 60". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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  4. ^ "Matthew M. Aid | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  5. ^ "Why America's Spies Struggle To Keep Up". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  6. ^ "Matthew M. Aid – Foreign Policy". 19 November 2013. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  7. ^ Aid, Matthew M. "Slobberknockered: The Tough Hit the NSA Didn't See Coming". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-21.