News
 Tips
and Deadlines for Mailing to the Military
Today’s Holidays Need Today’s Mail
The Postal Service® is expecting to deliver 20
million pounds of mail to military installations
around the world this holiday season. The second
week of December should be the busiest week for
overseas delivery. If you plan to send mail out to
Iraq, you need to be aware of the following mailing
deadlines.
Mail to Iraq alone during this period is expected to
increase more than 400 percent over the average
weekly volume.
The surge in military personnel sent to Iraq is
contributing to an overall increase in overseas mail
delivery by almost 200 percent, and average volume
will quadruple during the peak holiday week. The
U.S. Postal Service is reminding friends and
families to send holiday mail destined to troops
stationed overseas as early as possible.
The last recommended date for mail going to the
war zone is Dec. 4, but for mail destined to all
other international military installations, it is
Dec. 19. Parcel Post is the most economical
shipping option for families.
All military mail, regardless of destination, is
sent by domestic mail rate. International rates do
not apply to military mail delivery.
“Mail Call can be the best part of the day for our
deployed military service members, especially around
the holidays. With more of our young men and women
serving overseas, making sure their mail arrives on
time is important to all of us,” said Pentagon
spokesman Lt. Bashon Mann.
All packages and mail must be addressed to
individual service members, as required by U.S.
Department of Defense regulations. All military
units are assigned an APO or FPO ZIP Code™ and, in
many cases, that ZIP Code travels with the unit. The
Postal Service places APO/FPO mail on special
charter flights, commercial airlines and military
aircraft to reach armed services members overseas as
quickly as possible.
The Postal Service has created a special mailing and
shipping kit designed specifically for military
families sending packages overseas. Each of these
CARE KITs contains two Priority Mail boxes, six
Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes, eight Priority Mail
labels, one roll of Priority Mail tape and eight
customs forms with envelopes. Flat Rate Boxes are a
special value. Customers pay only $8.95, regardless
of the weight or destination of the package. Call
1-800-610-8734 and ask for the CARE KIT.
---Source: To
learn more go to
usps.com/news.
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