Ensuring that our service members serving OUTCONUS receive mail in
a

timely manner is a important issue.

The Military Postal Agency with the US Postal Service announce holiday

mail deadlines



September 30, 2011
http://www.army.mil/article/66521/

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30, 2011 -- The United States Postal Service and
Military Postal Service Agency have released deadlines to ensure packages
arrive to Military and State Department post offices overseas by Dec. 25,
2011.

Deadlines to ensure arrival by Dec. 25 are

Nov. 12 for parcel post mail;
Nov. 26 for space-available mail;
Dec. 3 for parcel airlift mail;
Dec. 10 for priority mail and first-class mail, letters and cards;
and Dec. 17 for express mail military service.


The Military Postal Service Agency highly encourages customers to mail
packages on or before the dates for the specific mail category in order to
avoid unplanned transportation delays. Not all Military or State Department
post offices are eligible for Express Mail Military Service therefore,
customers should plan accordingly.

"Express Mail Military Service is not available for holiday packages and
mail going to Iraq and Afghanistan," said Faye Slater, the deputy director
of the Military Postal Service Agency.

The Military Postal Service provides mail service around the world to
Department of Defense and most Department of State locations. Mail is moved
on commercial and military aircraft and commercial sealift vessels to nearly
2,000 military post offices located in over 85 countries.

The Adjutant General of the Army, located at the Human Resources Command,
Fort Knox, Ky., is the Executive Director of the Military Postal Service
Agency.

For information on mailing deadlines and restrictions, email the Military
Postal Service at: MPSA-TR@... .



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