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Watch Sandboxx News’ top stories: Week of Feb 19
VideoSandboxx News is back on YouTube with a rundown of our biggest stories of the past week. Join Sandboxx’s own Rebecca Bender as she discusses everything from fighter pilots improving their flight skills with video games, to a hypothetical conflict between modern Army Rangers and the military forces of America’s Civil War. Here are this […]
2021 Presidents’ Day Base Mail Room Closures
Help CenterAmericans everywhere are preparing for a long weekend in observance of Presidents’ Day, and mail clerks around the force are no exception. Below is the 2021 Sandboxx print schedule that may impact the delivery of your letter, as well as the base mailroom closures. Note: this schedule is subject to change, but is based on […]
2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Base Mailroom Closures
Help CenterThe first base mailroom closure of the year is here. With Martin Luther King Jr. around the corner, we wanted to inform you of the base mailroom closures as well as Sandboxx print schedule that may impact the delivery of your letter. Below you’ll find the 2021 MLK Day Print Room Schedule. Note: this schedule […]
The 4 Best Army Navy Pranks of All-Time
LifestyleAs the Army-Navy rivalry continues ahead of Saturday’s game, we took a look at some of the best pranks between the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Army Email Prank on Navy In 2012, the Naval Academy’s goat mascot went missing and was found next to a grass median near the […]
Letters in the Forgotten War: Memories of mail on the front lines of Korea
LifestyleEditor’s Note: This interview of Marine and Korean War veteran Charles U. Daly was written by his son, Charlie Daly. Charles U. Daly led a rifle platoon in Charlie Company, 1/5 Marines through some of the most intense combat of the Korean war. He received the Silver Star and Purple Heart. He went on to […]
How long does it take to become an Air Force fighter pilot?
LifestyleWhile a lot of questions about becoming a fighter pilot are easy to answer, answering the question of how long it takes to become one requires a bit of nuance. Here’s U.S. Air Force Major Justin Hasard Lee to explain. Before you can even begin your journey to becoming a fighter pilot, you must first […]
What is Air Force fighter pilot training like?
LifestyleMaking it to Air Force fighter pilot training is one thing. Excelling in it is something else entirely. Here’s U.S. Air Force Major Justin “Hasard” Lee, an F-35 pilot instructor, to break it down for you: While fighter pilots take to the skies in some of the most advanced aircraft ever conceived by man, you’ll […]
What are the requirements to become an Air Force fighter pilot?
CareerThe road to becoming a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot isn’t easy. Strapping into a hundred million dollars worth of state secrets and flying headlong into combat isn’t for everybody, and that’s why the Air Force maintains pretty strict requirements for those who aim to become fighter pilots. In this video, U.S. Air Force Major […]
2020 Thanksgiving Base Mailroom Closures
Help CenterThanksgiving 2018 Holiday Schedule for Sandboxx Letter Delivery