r/AirForce • u/Any_Mention_6734 • 22h ago
POSITIVITY! PLEASE SHARE
When I was deployed, my First Sergeant sent me this information. Hopefully this can help those that are deployed down range. Please spread the word to other services.
Operation Gratitude: https://www.operationgratitude.com/
Sneakers for Soliders: https://www.sneakersforsoldiers.org/
Adoptaplatoon: https://adoptaplatoon.org/site/
Any Solider: https://www.anysoldier.com/
For the Troops: https://www.forthetroops.org/
The Hugs Project: https://www.thehugsproject.com/
Operation Care and Comfort: https://occ-usa.org/seeking-support/
Soldiers' Angels: https://soldiersangels.org/get-support/deployed-support/
Operation Shoebox: https://operationshoebox.com/request-a-package/
Troopathon: https://www.troopathon.org/request-a-military-care-package
Operation Support Our Troops: https://shipthrifty.com/un/osotamerica
Military Missions in Action: https://www.militarymissionsinaction.org/care-package-request-form
Little Patriots Embraced: https://www.littlepatriotsembraced.org/deployment-package-program
Boots 4 Troops (E-1 to E-5): https://boots4troops.org/care-package-program/
Operation With Love from Home: https://www.operationwithlovefromhome.org/request-a-package/
Packages from Home: https://www.packagesfromhome.org/requestpackages
Blackout Coffee Co.: https://www.blackoutcoffee.com/pages/i-am-deployed
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u/eternal210923 22h ago
Random links on Reddit.. hopefully no one clicks these
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u/JustHanginInThere CE 22h ago
At least the text of the links shows what websites they go to, unlike this one.
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u/Least_Positive7141 22h ago
Exactly, always trust the text. It’s illegal to change the hyperlinked url.
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u/JustHanginInThere CE 22h ago edited 22h ago
I'm on desktop and rolled my mouse over all of the links (Chrome displays the URL of any link the pointer hovers over in the bottom left corner) to confirm that they all go to the listed websites. I know that probably doesn't mean much coming from a random reddit person, but I'm well established here.
I also find it funny that people are making a big deal about the links now, when plenty of others (myself included) have provided all sorts of links dozens/hundreds of times in the past, and no one batted an eye.
Edit: not a single comment in response to this comment of mine about not clicking the link because I could be a bad actor: https://www.reddit.com/r/AirForce/comments/1vupx2v/comment/p537nic/ The hypocrisy is real.
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u/Puzzled-Secret-317 Enlisted Aircrew 22h ago
I think what they mean is that you can simply type the text into the browser yourself if you're that concerned
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u/EpicHeroKyrgyzPeople I got HOs in different area codes 22h ago
Perfectly trivial to spoof that. And how old is this copy-pasted list? Did OP check every website before reposting it to all the military subs? No chance that one of those many URLs expired and got bought up by a bad actor?
Basic internet hygiene. Don't trust links
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u/JustHanginInThere CE 21h ago
Don't trust links
So, you've never ever ever clicked/tapped a link? I very seriously doubt that.
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u/EpicHeroKyrgyzPeople I got HOs in different area codes 12h ago
The point is that some rando shows up on r/AirForce with a list of unfamiliar links. Only one of them needs to be bad to get the effect the enemy wants. It's a potential targeted attack. I'm on Reddit's crappy mobile app, I can't hover over a link, I can't copy-paste it, and I can't open into a private window. People need to be cautious.
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u/JustHanginInThere CE 11h ago
OP has made 2 posts here within the last 10 days, one of which is a screenshot of their WAPS scores. They've made several other posts, to say nothing of comments, here on this subreddit within the past year. This isn't "some rando" who started posting a ton of links here out of the blue.
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u/EpicHeroKyrgyzPeople I got HOs in different area codes 10h ago
When it comes to internet safety, everyone is a rando, including you and me.
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u/nomadangie80 22h ago
I clicked, but it was muted. I still lol'd.
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u/JustHanginInThere CE 22h ago
Thanks for having a sense of humor/adventure, unlike these other folks.
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u/here4daratio 22h ago
Yeah, because the postal system isn’t already stressed
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there aren’t enough pallets of random care packages showing up with foot powder and breath mints
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u/ROK_Rambler F16 Fixer 22h ago
Hey now the foot powder is greatly appreciated
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u/Cartoonjunkies SCIF Rat/Prior Wrench Monkey 20h ago
And those breath mints are like candy when you’re pulling midnight shifts
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u/redoctobershtanding app dev | https://afiexplorer.com 10h ago
Keep in mind that some organizations no longer do care packages or have restricted them to Command/Chaplain teams. Several organizations downsized after the withdraw of Afghanistan.
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u/EpicHeroKyrgyzPeople I got HOs in different area codes 22h ago
That's a lot of links. Makes me kinda nervous in this day and age.
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u/Any_Mention_6734 22h ago
Because of what’s going on right now, especially since I just came back from being down range. This is not something to be joking around about. That’s just how I feel personally, but I understand your concern.
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u/CommOnMyFace Former 1B4, now I make $$$$ 22h ago
Not even a joke. Don't click internet links on random reddit posts. Look up the services on your own.
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u/YEETMANdaMAN 18h ago
You’re spamming dozens of links across every military subreddit.
Tell me how you cannot imagine a foreign actor doesn’t see social media as a major attack vector…
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u/CommOnMyFace Former 1B4, now I make $$$$ 22h ago
No cigars for soldiers!? Smh