 After another tour of sea duty—in "Louisville" (CA-28)—Wiltsie commanded the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 29 June 1935 to 4 June 1937.He later commanded the bombing squadrons attached to "Saratoga" (CV-3) from June 1937 to June 1939, before he served at the Naval Air Station San Diego, California.He subsequently joined "Yorktown" (CV-5) as navigator on 27 June 1941 and received a promotion to commander on 1 July.