Col. Kenneth Klock is the Commander, Space Base Delta 1, headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. As Commander, he leads a 3,700-member team providing Base Operating Support to more than 18,400 military, Department of Defense civilians and contractor personnel serving at 23 operating locations worldwide. These personnel execute critical U.S. Space Force missions including offensive and defensive space operations; missile warning; space domain awareness; positioning, navigation, and timing; satellite communications; electronic warfare; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and cyberspace operations.
Col. Klock commissioned into the Army through the ROTC program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida in 1990. He deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM in 2004 as the Battle Major for Multi-National Force-Iraq. In 2006, he became an Army Space Operations Officer. He deployed again in 2008 as the Army Space Support Team Leader for the XVIII Airborne Corps/Multi-National Corps-Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq. His staff assignments include positions at U.S. Army North (5th Army), U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Joint Force Space Component Command, and U.S. Space Command. On June 28, 2022, he transferred to the United States Space Force. Prior to his current position, Col. Klock was the Commandant of the National Security Space Institute, Peterson SFB, Colo.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1991 Armor Officer Basic Course, Fort Knox, Ky.
1996 Aviation Officer Advanced Course, Fort Novosel, Ala.
2003 Armor Captains Career Course, Fort Knox, Ky.
2005 United States Army Command and General Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Space Operations Officer Qualification Course, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2007 Space in the Air and Space Operations Center Course, National Security Space Institute, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2009 Space 300, National Security Space Institute, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2010 Master of Science, Space Studies, American Military University, Charles Town, W. Va.
2014 Advanced Orbital Mechanics Course, Advanced Space Operations School, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2016 Navigation Operations Advanced Course, Advanced Space Operations School, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2017 Overhead Persistent Infrared Advanced Course, Advanced Space Operations School, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2018 Master of Science, Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, Superior Graduate, Carlisle, Pa.
ASSIGNMENTS
- November 1990 – March 1991, Student, Armor Officer Basic Course, Fort Knox, Ky.
- September 1993 – August 1994, Platoon Leader, B Company, 841st Engineer Battalion, Orlando, Fla.
- August 1994 – April 1998, Observer/Controller, 78th Division, Edison, N.J.
- May 2002 – June 2004, Regimental Plans Officer, 16th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Knox, Ky.
- June 2004 – June 2005, Current Operations Battle Major, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
- July 2005 – May 2006, Cavalry Doctrine Branch Chief, U.S. Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, Ky.
- June 2006 – January 2007, Current Operations Branch Chief, 1st Space Brigade, Peterson AFB, Colo.
- January 2007 – February 2008, Army Space Support Team Leader, 2nd Space Company, Peterson AFB, Colo.
- February 2008 – December 2008, Army Space Support Team Leader, XVIII Airborne Corps/Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
- January 2009 – May 2009, Operations Officer, 1st Space Brigade, Peterson AFB, Colo.
- June 2009 – June 2012, Chief, Space Support Element, U.S. Army North (5th Army), Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- June 2012 – June 2013, Training with Industry at Analytics Graphics Inc, Exton, Pa.
- July 2013 – March 2015, Division Chief, Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) Forward Based Mode Operations, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Capabilities Manager-Space and Global Missile Defense, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
- March 2015 – November 2016, Branch Chief, U.S. Army TRADOC Capabilities Manager-Global Ballistic Missile Defense, USASMDC/ARSTRAT, Peterson AFB, Colo.
- November 2016 – July 2017, Senior User Representative, U.S. Army TRADOC Capabilities Manager-Space and High Altitude, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Peterson AFB, Colo.
- August 2017 – June 2018, Senior Service College Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
- July 2018 – August 2019, Director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5), Joint Force Space Component Command of U.S. Strategic Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
- August 2019 – February 2021, Chief, Future Operations Division (J35), U.S. Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
- March 2021 – June 2022, Director, Joint Integrated Space Team to U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
- July 2022 – June 2024, Commandant, National Security Space Institute, Peterson SFB, Colo.
- July 2024 – Present, Commander, Space Base Delta 1, Peterson SFB, Colo.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
- June 2004 – June 2005, Current Operations Battle Major, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, as a major
- February 2008 – December 2008, Army Space Support Team Leader, XVIII Airborne Corps/Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, as a major
- July 2018 – August 2019, Director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5), Joint Force Space Component Command of U.S. Strategic Command, Peterson AFB, Colo., as a colonel
- August 2019 – February 2021, Chief, Future Operations Division (J35), U.S. Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo., as a colonel
- March 2021 – June 2022, Director, Joint Integrated Space Team to U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla., as a colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant April 27, 1990
First Lieutenant April 26, 1993
Captain Oct. 1, 1996
Major Sept. 30, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 2009
Colonel Jan. 1, 2018
(Current as of July 2024)