Born at Fort Bragg North Carolina, Brook comes from a long line of military service within his family. Brook’s paternal grandfather was an Admiral in the Danish Navy and his maternal grandfather served with the 116th Battalion of the Canadian Army during World War I. His Danish-born father served in the Danish Navy, Norwegian Air Force and ultimately served a full career in the United States Army.
Upon completing high school in Toronto Canada, Brook, following his father’s footsteps, joined the U.S. Army. Upon completion of the United States Military Academy (West Point) Preparatory College, he returned to Canada, completed his Bachelor’s degree at York University in the field of Economics and Political Science in 1984. It was at this time that Brook chose to pursue a military career within the Canadian Armed Forces / Royal Canadian Air Force.
A professionally trained and tested Senior Logistics Officer / Senior Manager in the field of transportation and air movements, Brook has thirty-five years of experience in the Canadian Armed Forces / Royal Canadian Air Force. He possesses extensive leadership skills which were developed and honed at the national level as well as on international assignments and deployed operations. He has over 2000 hours logged as a operational loadmaster in the strategic, tactical, and search & rescue roles on the CC-130 Hercules, and the A310 Airbus (Polaris) aircraft.
Brook developed his transportation logistics skills at a variety of operational assignments and leadership positions across Canada, including Base Transportation at CFB Moose Jaw, 1 Air Movements Squadron and 435 Tactical Airlift Squadron at CFB Edmonton, at 426 Squadron and Air Transport Headquarters in Trenton, at Air Command Headquarters in Winnipeg and as the Wing Administration Officer at 14 Wing Greenwood. Brook and his family also enjoyed foreign assignments at NORAD Headquarters in Colorado Springs supporting fighter operations and as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commander. He also served a tour of duty at the Pentagon, Washington D.C. where Brook was the Senior Canadian Logistician on the United States Joint Staff. In the last stage of his career, he was the Director of Transportation for the Canadian Armed Forces and retired as the Chief of Staff for the Director General Compensation and Benefits.
Throughout his career, Brook consistently sought out operational assignments and deployment opportunities over the more routine, staff positions. As a result, he participated in major Canadian missions, including United Nations Peace Keeping mission in Cyprus, deploying to Qatar and Kuwait during the Gulf War, participating in numerous Humanitarian Airlift missions in Africa and tactical airlift operations with NATO in Croatia, during the Bosnia-Herzegovina conflict. Brook served with NORAD and participated in numerous Canadian sovereignty operations in the high Arctic. His final command position was in 2015-16 when he was the Commanding Officer of the Canadian Support Base in Kuwait on a year-long assignment as part of Operation IMPACT, the coalition air combat mission against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
An avid military history buff, Brook earned his Master’s degree in Military History / War Studies through the Royal Military College of Canada in 2005 and completed the United States Air Forces’ Command and Staff College in 2006. Brook is the author of two books: “An O.S.S. Secret Agent Behind Enemy Lines” and “U.S. Special Forces Commando” which explore the fascinating true story of his father’s life and incredible military career.
Upon retiring from the RCAF in 2020, Brook took on the role of Director of Corporate Services for the National Office of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires where he worked until January 2023. Brook established a consulting services firm in 2024 in the field of Defence, Security and Logistics and is the Chief Executive Officer of Valhalla Consulting which operates from the National Capital Region.
Brook remains active within his community – playing ice hockey, skiing and hiking. He enjoys volunteering for worthy causes, including the PepperPod, the Canadian Soldier-On program, the British military’s Help for Hero’s charity, and the United States’ Wounded Warrior Program. He volunteered for and was the ground transportation coordinator for the Invictus Games, held in Toronto.
Brook joined the Royal Canadian Air Force Association (RCAFA) with 410 (LCol William Barker, VC) Wing, Ottawa, in 2017 and was hired in January 2025 as the RCAF Association’s Executive Director. Brook is also an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Naval Aviation Veterans Association, as well as the Director of Communications for the Canadian Battlefields Foundation.
