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Military Post Office Location List (MPOLL)
Download as PDF document (197 K) This updated list
is reissued
under the authority of DoD Directive 4525.6,
"Single Manager for Military Postal Service"
References: a. Title 39,
United States Code, Section 3401(a).
b. Executive Order 12556, 16 Apr 86.
c. DOD 4525.6-M, DOD Postal Manual, Volume,
15 Aug 02.
d.
DOD 4525.8-M, DOD Official Mail Manual, 26 Dec 01
1. General Guidance.
a. Purpose. This appendix
provides instructions for the processing, transportation, and delivery
of mail to USARPAC soldiers deployed in support of CJTF-7/180.
b. Concept of Postal Operations.
Incoming mail (official and personal) is flown from the CONUS gateway
(JFK) via Dalsey Hillbloom and Lynn (DHL) to the CJOA delivery points.
AMC is used for secondary mail transportation. A full range
of postal services is being provided to the maximum extent possible
based on the redeployment of units and operational conditions.
Postal personnel are responsible for the overall security of mail.
Re-deploying units must contact the servicing APO before leaving and
at the home station location upon arrival. Directory service continues
for 60 days after redeployment.
(1) Restrictions on inbound mail.
All mail is currently being moved forward to the theater APOs and distributed
to units.
(2) Discontinuation of special services
in the theater. The CENTCOM EA in coordination with Military Postal
Service Agency (MPSA) determines curtailment of services. Free
mail remains in effect. Use of Military Postal Service (MPS) mail
only applies to APO mail within the theater.
d. Planning Factors.
Not applicable.
e. Responsibilities.
(1) MPSA serves as DOD point of contact
with US Postal Service (USPS) and other government agencies on policy
and operational requirements.
(2) 82d Communications Squadron,
U.S. Air Force, serves as CENTCOM Single Service Manager for postal
operations within the AOR.
(3) ARCENT/CFLCC
C-1 is designated as CENTCOM EA to coordinate postal support for US
forces and provides oversight of postal operations.
(4) USARPAC develops
postal guidance and instructions for USARPAC personnel and coordinates
resolution of postal issues with MPSA, HQDA Postal Officer, and ARCENT/CFLCC
C-1.
(5) Battalion and
separate company level commanders will appoint one postal officer and
two mail clerks per unit, ensure all personnel provide mail disposition
instructions to the Rear Detachment, and provide mailing addresses to
all deploying personnel 30 days prior to departure.
(6) Unit postal
officers or postal clerks will notify the servicing APOs of individual
or unit relocations within the AOR to ensure timely mail delivery.
2. Postal Policies and Procedures.
a. Policy. Postal support
is in accordance with the above references. Policy and procedures
stated in this appendix apply to Active Army and Reserve Component (RC)
soldiers, DOD Civilians, and Contractor personnel.
b. Specific
Guidance.
(c) Appoint at least two mail
clerks (one - primary, one - alternate) and a unit postal officer.
Ensure clerks are trained and issued DD Form 285 (Appointment of Military
Postal Clerk, Unit Mail Clerk, Mail Orderly) cards (three copies) before
deployment. The mail clerk will retain one copy, the second copy
will remain in the deployed unit mailroom, and the third copy will be
hand carried to the contingency APO.
(2) Mail Delivery/Forwarding.
During personnel readiness processing, deploying personnel will complete
applicable forms below and provide them to the home station unit mail
clerks.
(a) Notify servicing APOs of
unit?s arrival, location, expected operation dates, and points of contact.
(4) Mailing Addresses (OEF) 5:
Do not include the soldier's Social Security Number, Operation Name,
deployed City or Country in the address.
(a)
Khandahar, Afghanistan
(b) Bagram Air Base, Kabul, Afghanistan
(5) Mailing Addresses OIF (2):
Do not include the soldier's Social Security Number, Operation Name,
deployed City or Country in the address.
(6) Mail Restrictions (OEF(5) and
OIF(2). In accordance with USCENTCOM General Order #1A, U. S.
Postal Service, and Department of Defense policy, "any article,
composition, or material is non-mailable if it can kill or injure another;
injure the mail or other property." Harmful matter includes,
but is not limited to, poisons, poisonous animals, diseases, germs,
explosives, flammables, infernal machines, chemicals and other items
that may ignite or explode.
(a) Securities, currency, or
precious metals in their raw, unmanufactured state. Official shipments
are exempt from this prohibition.
(c) Obscene articles, prints,
painting, cards, films, videotapes, etc., and horror comics and matrices.
(g) Pork or pork products, fruits,
animals, and living plants, all alcoholic beverages, and materials used
in the production of alcoholic beverages (i.e., distilling material,
hops, malts, yeast, etc.).
(a) Classes of Mail: first
class (13 ounces or less), priority mail, parcel airlift
(PAL), and surface airmail (SAM).
(8) Free Mail. Free mail is
in effect for both OEF(5) and OIF(2) locations. It allows deployed
personnel to communicate via mail free of charge. Mail is restricted
to first class post cards, letters, and audio/video-type personal correspondence
(cassettes, discs, etc.) weighing 13 ounces or less. No merchandise
allowed. Free mail is identified by the word ?FREE? on the upper
right hand corner of the envelope/ container where postage stamps would
normally be placed. Family members are not entitled to this benefit
and if mailing from Hawaii, USPS Zone 8 rate will apply (Hawaii to APO
New York Address).
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