Happy New Year everyone. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. I wanted to let everyone know that we have a lot of big things planned for ACISAA this year, some of which you may already be aware of as we regularly post updates in the forum and on our Facebook group page. One of the recent changes as that the ACISAA Board of Directors has unanimously voted to appoint Ken Orrock as the first official ACISAA Chaplain. Ken comes with a wealth of experience in both ACISAA as a senior agent, and as a practicing member of his church. His appointment is important for the ACISAA as he will be tasked with providing to the spiritual needs of our membership. We look forward to working with Ken in all matters related to morale & welfare of ACISAA members, as well as, our future charity efforts. Please join myself and rest of the Board of Directors in congratulating him. Ken has allowed us to share a brief biography of his experience which solidifies the board's pick. Thank you Ken!
Brad Stockham
ACISAA President
Kenneth “Ken” Orrock serves as the first chaplain for the ACISSA. Ken brings to the position over 38 years of law enforcement and counterintelligence experience; having first been sworn as a deputy sheriff at the age of 19. As chaplain, Ken assists the President, the Board of Directors, and the ACISAA with matters pertaining to the morale and general welfare of the ACISAA members and their families.
Ken began his ACI career in 1996. After graduating from the agent’s course at Ft. Huachuca, Ken served with the 308th MI Bn, 902d MI Gp. Following this assignment, he became the first ACI agent permanently assigned to the Allied Command Europe’s Rapid Reaction Corps’ (ARRC) Joint Counterintelligence Section (JCIS); where as the only ACI agent, he represented ACI on a multinational team consisting of Dutch, German, British, Belgian and Spanish CI agents and operators. During his tour at JCIS, Ken made numerous operational deployments to the Balkans and trained CI personnel from across the alliance to serve in the Allied Military Intelligence Bn. (AMIB) in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Soon after September 11th, 2001, Ken assumed the role of NCOIC for the 66th MI Gp.’s BENELUX (Belgium-Netherlands-Luxembourg & Northwest Germany) MID. During this assignment, Ken also served as the SAC for CI & Security operations at the Port of Rotterdam during the deployments of 1AD and 1ID to Iraq.
Ken’s educational background includes a bachelor of science in criminal justice & professional communications from Excelsior University (earned while on active duty) and a juris doctorate from the University of South Dakota. He is currently pursuing a doctorate of theology.
Ken is an active disciple in his church, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Rapid City, SD. He has served as the Pontifical Master of Ceremonies for Bishop Peter Muhich; the Director of the Pontifical Altar Server Corps; the Director of the Altar Server Program; a Deputed Lay Minister and Reader; an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion; a Cathedral Sacristan; a Liturgy Committee Member; an ALPHA Program Team Leader; a Hospital Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion; a Diocesan Corpus Christi Procession Planning Committee Member; and is a member of the Knights of Columbus Counsel 1489 (3rd degree) and Knights of Columbus Assembly 1075 (4th degree).
Ken has been married to his wife Julia, a nurse manager who holds a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, for over 31 years. Together, the have two adult sons and a very large Cane Corso puppy. They reside in the Black Hills of South Dakota between Rapid City and Mt. Rushmore.
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