VT-22 Leadership

Executive Officer

Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman is a native of Lincoln, Nebraska and graduated from Iowa State University in 2007 with a Bachelor's of Science in Industrial Technology. Following commissioning, Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman completed The Basic School, Basic Officer Course 4-07 in December 2007 with orders to Pensacola, Florida for flight training.

Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman completed primary flight training with the Air Force's 33d Flying Training Squadron in Enid, Oklahoma and advanced jet training with VT-9 in Meridian, Mississippi. Earning his wings in April of 2010, Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman then trained in Miramar, California with VMFAT-101 in the F/A-18 Hornet with follow-on orders to the Death Rattlers of VMFA-323.

Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman served with VMFA-323 from 2011 through 2014 as the Quality Assurance Officer, Flight Officer, and Aviation Safety Officer. He deployed with the squadron as a part of Carrier Air Wing Eleven on the USS Nimitz and led combat missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Following his tour with VMFA-323, Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman joined the Thirteenth Marine Expeditionary Unit as the Assistant Air Officer where he deployed on the USS Boxer to USCENTCOM and supported Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, multiple theater security cooperation exercises, and various contingency operations.

In September 2017, Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman reported to VMFAT-501 in Beaufort, South Carolina for conversion training in the F-35B. Upon completion of the training he then joined VMX-1's F-35B operational test detachment in Edwards, Air Force Base for duties as an operational test pilot. During his tour with VMX-1, Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman conducted the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) of the F-35B throughout the spectrum of mission sets and operating environments.

In the summer of 2019, Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman joined the VMFA-121 Green Knights in Iwakuni, Japan where he served as the Director of Safety and Standardization, Aircraft Maintenance Officer, and Executive Officer. With the Green Knights, Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman deployed with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit on USS America, participated in various USINDOPACOM operations, and deployed on the USS Tripoli as an operational "Lightning Carrier."

In the summer of 2022, Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman joined Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps at the Pentagon to serve as the F-35 Transition Task Force Lead under the Air Warfare Systems Branch before reporting to USMC Training Command to serve as the Chief of Naval Aviation Training Marine Liaison and Senior Marine. In May of 2024, Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman assumed the duties as Training Squadron Twenty Two Executive Officer.

In his career, Lieutenant Colonel Wolterman graduated from Marine Division Tactics Course (MDTC), was qualified as a forward air controller, graduated from the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course as an air officer, was designated an F-35 mission commander, Lightning Tactics Instructor, Air Combat Maneuvering Instructor, and a Short Takeoff or Vertical Landing (STOVL) Landing Signal Officer. His personal decorations include four Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, the Navy Achievement Medal, and various other unit and campaign awards.