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Alex Hollings

Editor-in-Chief, Sandboxx News · Defense Journalist · Host, AirPower

Award-winning defense journalist and video creator specializing in defense technology and military aviation.

U.S. Marine Corps

Defense & National SecurityMedia & Storytelling

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Media
Sandboxx News ↗
Editor-in-Chief · apolitical defense and military news outlet
Video
AirPower with Alex Hollings
Host · YouTube series on military aviation and defense technology
Writing
Popular Mechanics, Business Insider, Yahoo News, Military.com
Contributor · defense technology and aviation
Award
Defence Media Awards 2022
Best Military Aviation submission
Speaking
Military Influencer Conference 2026
Speaker · responsibilities of content creators in the news space

About

Alex Hollings is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and award-winning defense journalist specializing in defense technology with an emphasis on military aviation. He enlisted in 2006 and was medically retired at 28 after deployments and six surgeries.

He is Editor-in-Chief of Sandboxx News and hosts the YouTube series "AirPower with Alex Hollings." His written work has appeared in Popular Mechanics, Business Insider, Yahoo News, and Military.com, and he was honored for Best Military Aviation submission at the 2022 Defence Media Awards. He speaks at the 2026 Military Influencer Conference.

Editor-in-Chief · Sandboxx News
Marine (medically retired) · U.S. Marine Corps2006 —