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 '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==