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09/28/2026

That’s a wrap on the Military Influencer Conference. 🎉
We spent the week in Tampa surrounded by the creators, storytellers, and businesses building something real for the military community, and we left inspired.
A few highlights. Our Sandboxx News journalist Alex Hollings took the stage for his session, “Earning Trust in the Age of Creator Media.” We connected with unique organizations doing great work for service members and their families, like Miles for Military, loanDepot, and Military Connect. And we loved meeting so many military spouse-owned businesses pouring their hearts into what they do, including Karen Gutierrez | Sailor & Sons | Milso Shop, Dainty Forces, Ashlee Sullivan | Military Spouse Creator, and Chelsey | Military Travel Strategist.

The military community is strongest when we build it together, and this week was proof of that. Thank you to the MIC team and everyone who stopped by to say hello. 💙

Celebrating the leaders who set the standard. 🇺🇸Kris Broadus, our Army Relations Manager, spent last week recognizing th...
09/25/2026

Celebrating the leaders who set the standard. 🇺🇸

Kris Broadus, our Army Relations Manager, spent last week recognizing the Army's Drill Sergeants of the Year for FY 2025 and FY 2026 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where so many Soldiers' journeys begin.

He then capped off the week at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, with the 3rd Chemical Brigade at their 2026 Gala, celebrating their FY 2026 Drill Sergeant of the Year, First Sergeant of the Year, NCO of the Year, Soldier of the Year, and Junior Officer of the Year.

Drill sergeants shape every recruit who walks through the door, and the leaders honored this week set the standard for the rest of the force. Congratulations to every one of them from all of us at Sandboxx.

09/25/2026

Sometimes the escalator wins.. 😅

09/24/2026

Ever wonder what your recruit is actually doing out there? 🥋 This is MCMAP.

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island run through tan belt techniques as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, the hand-to-hand combat and discipline system every Marine begins in boot camp.

Tan belt is the very first step. Before they can earn the title Marine, recruits learn and master basic assault and defense techniques, and start building the mindset behind the program's motto: one mind, any weapon.

So if your Marine is at Parris Island right now, this is the kind of grit filling the days between mail calls. 💌

🎥 U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dylan Smith (DVIDS)

For service members far from home, hearing from the people they love matters.That’s what Sandboxx is all about, helping ...
09/23/2026

For service members far from home, hearing from the people they love matters.

That’s what Sandboxx is all about, helping service members stay connected to family and friends throughout their military journey. As Jimmy Stewart’s own story shows, a few words from home can stay with you when you need them most.

We’re proud to have Sandboxx as a partner on JIMMY. Please check out the work they’re doing. It’s a powerful mission.

JIMMY, only in theaters November 6.

Few things sting like a returned letter, especially when you don't know why it came back. 💌It usually comes down to one ...
09/22/2026

Few things sting like a returned letter, especially when you don't know why it came back. 💌
It usually comes down to one thing: your recruit's unit information changed, and their Sandboxx profile didn't.
Here's what's happening behind the scenes:

The address vs. the form letter. Some form letters float around with outdated or incorrect addresses. Sandboxx uses the mailing address published on the installation's official website, and the difference is usually just the P.O. Box number, which doesn't typically stop delivery. What matters most is the correct company, platoon, and unit.

The recruiter's info. A recruiter will often look up your recruit's assignment and pass it along. It's usually correct, but sometimes a reassignment hasn't hit the system yet, or your recruit gets moved shortly after.

Reassignment during training. As an example, a recruit might start with Alpha Company, Platoon 1082, then get moved to the Physical Conditioning Platoon (P*P) after the initial PT test. If their Sandboxx profile isn't updated, letters keep going to Alpha Company, and a couple of weeks later they come back.

Now, some mailrooms will track down your recruit and forward the mail, but training installations process such a high volume that many wrong-unit letters simply get returned to sender. So don't count on a forward. Whenever your recruit changes companies, platoons, or units, update their Sandboxx profile to give every letter its best shot at landing in their hands.

One more timing tip: try not to send a letter in the last 10 to 14 days before graduation. As graduation gets close, drills wind down mail call and letters often won't make it in time. When you're in that final stretch, it's usually better to write letters for them to read when they get home!

09/21/2026

🚨All Guests Requiring Visitor's Passes! 🚨

As of today, 21 September, the Luke Gate Visitors Center is stilled CLOSED.
Continue to use the Valley-Hi Visitors Center until advised.

The Luke Gate may still be used to access the instillation.

The JIMMY and Sandboxx teams met up at AFA this week! The JIMMY Daily Drive launches October 1: 10 co-branded items pair...
09/21/2026

The JIMMY and Sandboxx teams met up at AFA this week!

The JIMMY Daily Drive launches October 1: 10 co-branded items pairing imagery from the film with messages of courage, camaraderie, and service, delivered to your recruit at mail call. Join the waitlist now by visiting the link in the comments so you're ready on day one!

Our Marketing Director Jeremiah Runser and Social Media Manager Kylee Burton loved meeting director Aaron Burns and Jimmy's daughter, Kelly Stewart-Harcourt. Jimmy carried a letter from his father through every mission he flew. We see every day what a letter means to someone in training, so that story means a great deal to our team.

Fun fact: Stewart was 1 of 12 founding members of AFA back in 1946 and often emceed this very conference!
Sandboxx is an official promotional partner of JIMMY, in theaters nationwide November 6.

79 years ago today, the United States Air Force became its own branch. Since September 18, 1947, Airmen have owned every...
09/18/2026

79 years ago today, the United States Air Force became its own branch. Since September 18, 1947, Airmen have owned everything above the ground.

Happy 79th birthday to the U.S. Air Force, and to every Airman, veteran, and family who has served alongside them. 🇺🇸

09/17/2026

Week 0 of Air Force BMT: the week that isn’t technically even a week yet. 😅

Your trainee just landed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, probably in the middle of the night, and hit the ground running. Here’s what Week 0 generally looks like: in-processing and a mountain of paperwork, uniform and linen issue, the first haircut, meal cards, initial drill, and meeting their MTIs.

Somewhere in the chaos, they get to make that quick “I made it” call home, the one you’ve been sitting by the phone waiting for. 📞

Heads up: this video is a few years old, so some details have certainly changed (like uniforms). Think of it as a feel for the week, not a checklist.

For the most current info, always go by what your trainee’s wing and MTIs tell you. It’s a blur of new everything, and it’s completely normal to feel like they dropped off the map for a bit. This is also the week to get their mailing address ready, because a letter waiting for them is one of the first pieces of home they’ll get. Save this for your countdown, and send it to someone whose trainee ships soon. 💙

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