This article features Staff Sgt. Brooke Rogers
Staff Sgt. Brooke Rogers, stationed at Aviano Air Base in Italy, serves as a Public Affairs Command Informant NCOIC and Mass Communications Specialist. In her role, she helps counter adversarial threats within the information warfare environment while also building public trust and serving as a key voice for command leadership.
Since graduating from basic training in 2020, her six years of active-duty service have taken her across the globe — from Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, to Kunsan Air Base in South Korea, and now to Aviano Air Base in Italy. Between assignments in Korea and Italy, Brooke married her husband, Charlie, an Air Force firefighter veteran. The couple plans to remain in Italy through 2027 and hopes to eventually return stateside with an East Coast assignment closer to family.
In November 2025, Brooke had the unique honor of giving her retired Air Force father, Christopher Wise, a tour of the 56th Rescue Squadron. She later wrote an article about his visit for DVIDSHUB.NET titled Returning with Honor: MSgt Wise Revisits His Rescue Roots.
Most recently, Brooke supported operations during Cold Response 26 in Norway, where multiple rescue squadrons trained alongside allied forces in Arctic conditions. The exercise demonstrated the military’s ability to rapidly deploy, integrate with international partners, and execute personnel recovery operations in complex environments.
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