Donald C. Wurster
| Donald C. Wurster | |
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Lieutenant General Donald C. Wurster
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| Nickname(s) | Donny |
| Born | Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1973–2011 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
SOCPAC AFSOC |
| Battles/wars |
Cold War First Persian Gulf War War on Terrorism *Filipino Insurgency |
| Awards |
Defense Superior Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (2) Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (5) |
Lieutenant General Donald C. Wurster is a retired Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, FL. The command is a major command of the U.S. Air Force and the Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command. AFSOC provides Air Force Special Operations Forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to unified combatant commanders. The command has approximately 12,900 active-duty, Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian professionals.
Born in Washington, DC, Wurster was commissioned in 1973 upon graduation from the United States Air Force Academy. In 1974, he completed undergraduate helicopter training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He commanded special operations forces at the squadron, group, wing and subunified command level, and he served as commander of all U.S. forces assigned to Joint Task Force-510 during Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines. Wurster was Deputy Director, Center for Special Operations, USSOCOM from May 2004 to February 2006.
General Wurster is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours, including assignments in both rescue and special operations.
His Brother Charles D. Wurster retired in 2008 as a Vice Admiral in the US Coast Guard. The Wurster family has a record of military service dating back to the Revolutionary War. As three-star flag officers, the brothers hold the highest rank of anyone in their family. Their father, retired USAF Colonel Charles Wurster, was a F-51 and F-80 (P-80) pilot with the 36th Fighter Squadron in the Korean War and became one of only three pilots to score more than one “kill” in all of 1950.
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