Tod D. Wolters | |
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Nickname(s) | "Magoo" |
Born | Hiawatha, Kansas, U.S. | October 13, 1960
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1982–2022 |
Rank | General |
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Tod Daniel Wolters[1] (born October 13, 1960) is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who last served as the commander of U.S. European Command and concurrently as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). He previously served as the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa. He assumed his capstone assignment at the European Command in Germany on May 2, 2019[2] and at the Allied Command in Belgium on May 3, 2019.[3]
The son of Air Force Brigadier General Thomas E. Wolters,[4] Wolters received his commission in 1982 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He has commanded the 19th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska; the 1st Operations Group, Langley AFB, Virginia; the 485th Air Expeditionary Wing, Saudi Arabia; the 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Texas; the 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Florida; the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan; and the Twelfth Air Force, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. He has fought in operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.[citation needed]
Wolters served in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, as Director of Legislative Liaison, and in Headquarters' staff positions at United States Pacific Command, Headquarters United States Air Force, and Air Force Space Command.[citation needed]
Prior to Wolters' appointment as SACEUR, he was the Director for Operations, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. He assisted the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in fulfilling his responsibilities as the principal military advisor to the President and Secretary of Defense. Wolters develops and provides strategic guidance to the combatant commands and relays communications between the President and the Secretary of Defense to the combatant commanders regarding current operations and plans.
Wolters is a command pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours in the F-15C, F-22, OV-10, T-38 and A-10 aircraft.[citation needed]
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,990
Aircraft flown: F-15C, F-22, OV-10, T-38, and A-10
Insignia | Rank | Date |
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General | August 11, 2016 | |
Lieutenant General | September 24, 2013 | |
Major General | August 2, 2011 | |
Brigadier General | November 2, 2007 | |
Colonel | July 1, 2002 | |
Lieutenant Colonel | January 1, 1998 | |
Major | March 1, 1994 | |
Captain | June 2, 1986 | |
First Lieutenant | June 2, 1984 | |
Second Lieutenant | June 2, 1982 |