ðə bˈeɪs wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚɹ ˈæktɚ wɪl ɹˈɑːdʒɚz ænd ˈeɪvɪˌeɪɾɚ wˈaɪli pˈoʊst hˌuː tˈʊk ˈɔf fɹʌmðə wˈɔːɾɚ lˈændɪŋ æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ əvə tɹˈɪp tʊ ɐlˈæskə, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈʌltᵻmətli kˈɪld ɪn ɐn ˈɛɹ kɹˈæʃ.
The base was named after actor Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post who took off from the water landing at the beginning of a trip to Alaska, during which they were ultimately killed in an air crash.