Wise joined the
United States Navy in 2001 and served as a
Navy SEAL on a special-warfare team until September 2009, when he left the service. On December 30, 2009, Wise was killed in the
Camp Chapman attack at
Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost, Afghanistan. The bombing was carried out by
Humam Khalil al-Balawi, a Jordanian double agent. Wise's death was part of a series of tragic events for his family. His brother, Benjamin Wise, a
Green Beret, died in Afghanistan in January 2012 from injuries sustained in combat. Another brother, Beau Wise, also served in the U.S. military as a Marine and was subsequently removed from combat zones by the military as a precaution, making him the only known service member to be pulled from combat, in the
Sole Survivor Policy, after losing two brothers in the
Global War on Terror. == Legacy ==