Lieutenant Colonel Van Wuytswinkel began his military career within the Netherlands Armed Forces in August 1985. After his first assignement at Air Base Eindhoven he joined the 3rd Netherlands Missile Group in Blomberg (West-Germany) to start a career as an Air Defender. He worked as a Stinger team Commander and HAWK Radar Operator before he switched to the PATRIOT weapon system. He worked in several PATRIOT related positions before his promotion to Lieutenant in 2005. In 2008 he took on the role of a PATRIOT Fire Unit Commander within the Netherlands Missile Group. After three years, he transitioned to the position of Head of the PATRIOT Battalion’s Command and Control Element. Subsequently, Lieutenant Colonel Van Wuytswinkel was assigned to the CCSBAMD, where he served as a planning officer before being the responsible officer for Training and Education at the Netherlands Ground Based Air Defence Command In 2016. After this assignment he was appointed as the commander of the 800 squadron which is responsible for the operational support on CIS, Maintenance and Force Protection within the Netherlands PATRIOT Battalion. After more than three years he became the Deputy Commander/ Chief of Staff of the Netherlands GBAD Command.

Since June 2024, Lieutenant Colonel Van Wuytswinkel is acting as Subject Matter Expert for Integrated Air and Missile Defence within the JAPCC Combat Air Branch.