“If it hadn’t been for Charlie Troop, al-Shabaab would have destroyed the aircraft and killed as many people as possible,” Karcher said.
Veterans
Delta Force, SEAL Team 6, others to face off next month… on the softball field
Off DutyWhat happens when you put former Delta Force members, SEAL Team 6 operators, fighter jet pilots, and other veterans together in a baseball pitch? They have fun for a good cause. The Celebrity Softball Classic, which will take place on June 12, is broken down into two softball celebrity games. The first game of the […]
Sailors on the USS St. Louis receive $500k scholarship fund
CareerThe USS St. Louis and her crew have received one of the largest education scholarship endowments in the Navy’s history from the ship’s commissioning committee. The commissioning committee of the USS St. Louis, a littoral combat ship, established a $500,000 scholarship fund that will be awarding annual grants to crewmembers and their children who are […]
Veteran Spotlight: Anduril’s Ariana Pybus
CareerRecently, Sandboxx News had the opportunity to interview Ariana Pybus, a former US Navy officer and one of the first women to become a submariner, who now works at Anduril, a defense technology company. Ariana’s service and transition from active duty has all the potential to become a blueprint for how to successfully transition from […]
VANC: How a small non-profit helps military and veteran families
On DutyThe Veterans Association of North County (VANC) is a small non-profit organization based in North County, California. Since 2007, the VANC has been serving as a one-stop resource center for all active-duty military, veterans, and their families and helps them with their benefits, transition, education, job hunting, and health and wellness. As part of the […]
Applying the military work ethic to civilian life
CareerThe military teaches you a whole host of things — how to endure difficult circumstances, how to lead others, how to work within a huge bureaucracy, and it instills a crazy high level of discipline. It also instills a serious work ethic in a lot of people that makes them more productive than they’ve ever […]
Stretch 4 Vets Event Coming to Washington, DC
Off DutyCorePower Yoga will lead between 500-1500 participants in a 1-Hour yoga class for charity. Participant efforts will support Embrace’s Healing Our Heroes’ Homes program, which remodels the homes of disabled veterans. A portion of the event proceeds will support the Georgetown University Student Veterans Association and The Navy Memorial. EMBRACE is a San Diego-based, 501 […]
“After the Fight” by Jordan Nold (USMC)
Off DutyJordan is a Combat Veteran who has struggled with PTSD. He has learned to use his writing to help keep his demons at bay, and has allowed Sandboxx the privilege of sharing it with all of you. Here’s why your combat veteran boyfriend acts so miserable all the time. He […]
