Developing Classified Charts for the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) in 1973-1975. During

developing classified charts for the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) in 1973-1975. During this deployment, he was selected as a military exchange to the (then) Soviet Union; Leading Petty Officer (LPO) of the Operations and Intelligence (OI) Division embarked onUSS Forrest Sherman(DD-931) deployed to the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea and Mediterranean Sea in 1975-1976; Photo Division officer with VP92 “Minutemen” (1983-1984); Air Intelligence officer with Airborne Early Warning Squadron Seven Eight (VAW-78), the “Flying Escargot” and Airborne Early Warning Squadron Seven Seven (VAW-77) deploying five times to the Caribbean to support counter-drug air and maritime detection and monitoring operations during 1994-1997. Joint duty assignments: Targeting analyst, Fleet Intelligence Center Europe and Atlantic (FICEURLANT); Geopolitical analyst, Atlantic Intelligence Command (AIC); Amphibious and Helicopter Landing Zone analyst assigned to USMC Intelligence Division, Joint Forces Intelligence Command (JFIC); Commanding Officer, Joint Intelligence Center Central Command (JICCENT-0382), Millington, TN; Deputy Commander of Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC) and as Deputy Director of Intelligence (DJ2) for U.S. Central Command, Tampa, FL, during 2005-2007 leading 1,600 joint intelligence personnel providing theater intelligence collection management and production for U.S. and coalition forces engaged in combat and crisis operations in Iraq. Captain Whittles served in combat as the Director, Combined Joint Intelligence Operations Center – Afghanistan (CJIOC-A) from June 2009 to July 2010 providing senior leadership with nation-building, transnational, and reconciliation recommendations and solutions. Navy shore assignments: Chief of Staff for Commander Information Dominance Corps Reserve Component (CIDCRC), Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, TX, responsible for man, train, equip (MTE) issues for 6,700 IDC personnel and six IDC Regional Commanders engaged in providing operational intelligence support to 30 supported commands throughout CONUS/OCONUS. Assistant Counter-drug Program Manager, Chief of Naval Operations, Intelligence Directorate (CNO-N20); Anti-Terrorist Watch Officer, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS-0166); Deputy N2/N3, Naval Warfare Development Command (NWDC) coordinating Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance programs supporting Fleet Battle Experiments (FBE); and Executive Officer, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI-0397) supporting war-gaming at the Naval War College.Military awards include: Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Navy Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal along with various campaign and service awards.