# Frank D. Whitworth

Frank Dixon Whitworth III (born 17 June 1967) is an active duty United States Navy vice admiral and career intelligence officer who serves as the eighth director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency since 3 June 2022. He most recently served as the Director for Intelligence of the Joint Staff.

## Early life and education

Born in Richmond, Virginia, Whitworth is a 1989 graduate of Duke University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He holds a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University, as well as a Diploma from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

## Military career

Whitworth's command tours included Commander, Joint Intelligence Center Central; commanding officer, Navy Element of U.S. Central Command; and commanding officer, Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center.
Whitworth's operational tours included director of intelligence for U.S. Africa Command, director of intelligence for Joint Special Operations Command, director of intelligence and deputy director of Maritime Operations Center for Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet; director of intelligence for a Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan during three deployments supporting Operation Enduring Freedom; director of intelligence for Naval Special Warfare Development Group; special assistant for Political-Military Affairs at U.S. Sixth Fleet during Operation Allied Force; indications and warning Officer at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet, in support of Operation Desert Storm; and intelligence officer for Fighter Squadron 31 during USS Forrestal's deployment in support of Operation Provide Comfort.
Whitworth's shore-based tours included the National Security Agency as chief of targets for the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility; Navy federal executive fellow to American Enterprise Institute; senior duty officer at the White House Situation Room; intelligence briefer for the Chief of Naval Operations and Secretary of the Navy; and intelligence watch analyst at the Office of Naval Intelligence and the National Military Joint Intelligence Center.
In July 2021, he was nominated and confirmed for promotion to vice admiral. He was promoted to his present rank on 30 July 2021.

## Awards and decorations

Information Warfare Dominance Officer insignia :
| Defense Superior Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters ||||||
| Legion of Merit | Legion of Merit | Bronze Star Medal with three gold award stars | Bronze Star Medal with three gold award stars | Defense Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters | Defense Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters |
| Meritorious Service Medal with award star | Meritorious Service Medal with award star | Joint Service Commendation Medal | Joint Service Commendation Medal | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with award star | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with award star |
| Joint Service Achievement Medal | Joint Service Achievement Medal | Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal | Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal | Combat Action Ribbon | Combat Action Ribbon |
| Navy Presidential Unit Citation | Navy Presidential Unit Citation | Joint Meritorious Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters | Joint Meritorious Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters | Navy Unit Commendation | Navy Unit Commendation |
| Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with one bronze service star | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with one bronze service star | DIA Director's Award | DIA Director's Award | National Defense Service Medal with service star | National Defense Service Medal with service star |
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | Southwest Asia Service Medal with service star | Southwest Asia Service Medal with service star | Kosovo Campaign Medal | Kosovo Campaign Medal |
| Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars | Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars | Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars | Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |
| Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | Armed Forces Service Medal | Armed Forces Service Medal | Humanitarian Service Medal with service star | Humanitarian Service Medal with service star |
| Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with three service stars | Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with three service stars | Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with service star | Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with service star | National Defence Medal in gold (France) | National Defence Medal in gold (France) |
| NATO Medal for Kosovo | NATO Medal for Kosovo | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) | Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon | Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon |
| Command Ashore insignia ||||||
| Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge ||||||
| Presidential Service Badge ||||||
He is also a recipient of the Edwin T. Layton Leadership Award, Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Leadership Award and the Army's Knowlton Award for excellence in intelligence.

## Personal life

Whitworth is the son of Frank Dixon Whitworth Jr. and Kay Sutton Whitworth.
Whitworth married Amy Beth Crandall on 5 September 1992 in Alexandria, Virginia. His wife is the younger sister of Navy judge advocate Darse E. Crandall Jr.