TSgt David Wuchter is the Section Chief of Resources at the USAF Band of the Pacific, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He leads an administrative team that handles unit finances and plays trumpet in the rock / pop ensemble Hana Hou.
TSgt Wuchter entered the Air Force in December of 2011 and joined the USAF Band of Flight at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in February of 2012 as Regional Band, Trumpet. He also was a member of the Band of the West at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland before arriving in Japan in 2016. He served there for seven years with the USAF Band of the Pacific before moving to the unit's sister location in Hawaii in 2023. TSgt Wuchter graduated from Airman Leadership School in 2017 and NCO Academy in 2021.
EDUCATION
2001 Bachelor of Music, Trumpet, California State University, Sacramento
2008 Masters of Music, Trumpet, California State University Sacramento
2017 Airman Leadership School, Yokota Air Base, Japan
2021 NCO Academy, Kadena Air Force Base, Japan (Remote)
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 2012 – August 2013, Regional Band Trumpet, USAF Band of Flight, Wright Patterson Air Force Bay, Ohio
2. September 2013 – January 2016, Regional Band Trumpet, USAF Band of the West, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
3. February 2016 – March 2020, Regional Band Trumpet, USAF Band of the Pacfic, Yokota Air Base, Japan
4. April 2020 – May 2023, Section Chief, Administrative Support, USAF Band of the Pacific, Yokota Air, Japan
5. May 2023 - Present, Section Chief, Resources, USAF Band of the Pacific, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class December 27, 2011
Senior Airman September 23, 2015
Staff Sergeant January 1, 2018
Technical Sergeant April 1 2021
(Current as of June 2023)