Franklin E. White spent 36 years with the U.S. Navy as an officer and scientist, researching sensors, command control, and fusion, in ASW and intelligence systems. He was chair of the JDL, DFG, from 1984–2005. He has always participated in international cooperation in fusion research under Defense Exchange Agreements and The Technology Cooperation Program C4I group’s Action Group and TP on data and information fusion. He was elected a Fellow of the MSS in 2023 and continues to serve (part time) as a scientist for the MITRE Corporation.