UNITED STATES ARMY CENTRAL
LIEUTENANT GENERAL PATRICK D. FRANK
Commanding General, U.S. Army Central and Third Army
Lieutenant General Frank assumed command of United States Army Central and Third Army on July 7, 2022.
Throughout his career, he has served in a variety of command and staff assignments. His previous assignments include Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command; 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 to Baghdad as a part of the surge during 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 in support of Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti, and a tour with the 3rd Infantry Division, Germany, in support of Operation Desert Storm.
LTG Frank graduated from St. Bonaventure University and was commissioned as an Infantry Officer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance; a Master’s 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’s in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.
LTG Frank’s awards include the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Ranger Tab, Air Assault and Airborne Wings, and the Expert Infantryman’s Badge. His wife Jennifer is an attorney from Sackets Harbor, New York.