Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General Patrick D. Frank

Lieutenant General Patrick D. Frank serves as the Deputy Commander for U.S. Central Command. LTG Frank’s previous assignments include: Commander of U.S. Army Central and Third Army, deployed in support of the 12-Day War and Operation Epic Fury; Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command; Commanding General of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana; Deputy Commanding General and Acting Senior Commander of 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas; Executive Officer to the Commander ISAF Resolute Support; Executive Officer to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army; Commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team "Spartans," 10th Mountain Division, deployed in the surge of forces to Kandahar, Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom XII-XIII; 1st Infantry Division G-3; Commander of 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry "Black Lions," 4th IBCT, 1st Infantry Division, deployed in the surge of forces to Baghdad for Operation Iraqi Freedom-V; Aide to the Secretary of the Army; Deputy G-3 and Brigade S-3 in the 101st Airborne Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom-I; company commands in the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, where he also deployed as a staff officer to Haiti in support of Operation Uphold Democracy; and a deployment with the 3rd Infantry Division, Germany, in support of Operation Desert Storm.

Commissioned as an Infantry Officer, LTG Frank’s military awards and decorations include four Bronze Stars, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Expert Infantryman’s Badge, the Ranger Tab, the Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge. LTG Frank holds a Bachelor of Finance, a Master in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, a Master in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.