This article by Alex Hollings originally appeared on We Are the Mighty On July 20, 1969, the United States won the space race. America had put two astronauts on the moon, secured the ultimate high ground, and put an end to decades of back and forth victories won by American and Soviet scientists. While many […]
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America’s air-to-air nuke would have taken out entire bomber fleets
FeaturedDuring the Cold War, America developed a single air-to-air nuke that could devastate entire bomber fleets in mid-air. Thankfully, it was only ever fired in testing. In today’s world, nuclear weapons are seen primarily as strategic weapons, rather than tactical, as the second and third order effects of a nuclear detonation are quite possibly further […]
Bulletproof Motivation: Tips from a Navy SEAL, CIA Officer, and Firefighter
NavyWhen it comes to motivation, Navy SEALs have plenty to spare, but we know one guy that could even make some SEALs look lazy. Earning your place among the U.S. Navy’s elite SEAL teams, gathering intelligence for your nation’s security as a CIA officer, or serving as a fire officer for a professional fire department […]
Japan follows US Navy lead, establishes UFO reporting procedures
Military AffairsJapanese Defense Minister Taro Kono has announced new standing orders for troops serving in Japan’s Self Defense Force who spot unusual lights, or UFOs, in the sky. Following in the well publicized footsteps of the U.S. Navy, troops will now have a formalized reporting process for UFO sightings. According to Japanese media sources, the Japanese […]
Report: Two Russian Mig-29s may have been shot down over Libya
NewsAccording to reports, two Russian Mig-29 Fulcrums have been shot down over Libya throughout the recent months of fighting, though the Russian government has yet to acknowledge these losses. In May, Sandboxx News covered the presence of 14 Russian military aircraft deployed to Libya in support of Russian-backed mercenaries fighting on behalf of General Khalifa […]
The nobility of service in a post 9/11 world
FeaturedFor service members of my generation, September 11, 2001 represented a pivot point in our lives. We’d grown up in the relative comfort of the late ’80s and 90’s, watching movies like “Fight Club” and lamenting our generation’s lack of great purpose. We watched war movies like “Saving Private Ryan,” and through the lens of […]
Military tax deferral: Everything you need to know
Family ResourcesU.S. military service members and civilian employees will largely be subject to President Trump’s executive order for payroll tax deferral for the remainder of the year. As a result, the Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) will temporarily stop withholding the 6.2% Social Security tax from many service members’ and DoD employees’ pay. Those taxes will […]
What is Novichok? Russia’s nerve agent assassin
FeaturedLast week, German government officials announced that it appears Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned by a Soviet-era chemical nerve agent called Novichok. Navalny, who leads a group of Russians who oppose the rule of long-serving president Vladimir Putin, appears to be just the latest in a slew of clandestine assassinations and attempted assassinations […]
How an F-15E shot down an Iraqi gunship with a bomb
FeaturedAmerica’s F-15 Eagle has long since secured a position in the pantheon of the world’s greatest fighters. With an incredible air combat record of 104 wins and zero losses, the fourth generation powerhouse we call the F-15 remains America’s fastest air superiority fighter, beating out even the venerable F-22 Raptor. But the F-15E Strike Eagle, […]
The Soviet Union’s space cannon that actually fired in orbit
FeaturedIn the decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, many Americans have taken to assuming that victory for the United States was assured. From our vantage point in the 21st century, we now know that the Soviet Union was, in many ways, a quagmire of oppression and economic infeasibility — but in the early […]
