AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT MISSION # 2 SHIPPING GUIDELINES FOR OVERSEAS

AFGHANISTAN
SUPPORT MISSION # 2
The support for 5th ANGLICO, deploying
from Camp Hansen, Okinawa, is simpler,
but less cost effective than was our first
support mission for 1st ANGLICO. The
most straightforward approach is for each
of us to ship goods at our own initiative. In
this briefing, we’ll provide:
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Guidelines and options for shipping.
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LtCol Palazzo’s FPO address.
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A list of the items that LtCol Grice’s 1st
ANGLICO Marines requested.
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A USPS Flat Rate APO/FPO box,
ready to ship to a young Marine arty
FO, now deployed in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He’ll be surprised to
see this shipment posted from Quantico.
The rest is up to each of us. I anticipate
that several of us, including me, are willing
to purchase and ship goods for anyone who
is not able to purchase, package, and ship
themselves, but would like to participate in
this support mission.
5th ANGLICO
C.O.
volved in the past and upcoming missions have impressive credentials. A
few of the many accomplishments for
both LtCol Grice (1st ANGLICO) and
LtCol Palazzo (5th ANGLICO) are included in this briefing.
For additional information, feel free to
email or call me:
Vance Hall
9321 S. 76th E. Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74133
[email protected]
(918) 671-4603 (cell phone)
Tom Petri is also very knowledgeable,
having done most of the work during
the previous mission. Ask him for his
contact info if you’d like. Tom can also
be contacted via “PM” on our forum.
LtCol Palazzo's personal
decorations include:
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the Bronze Star Medal,
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the Meritorious Service
Medal,
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the Navy and Marine
Corps Commendation
Medal with two gold
stars,
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the Army Commendation Medal, the Navy
and Marine Corps
Achievement Medal,
and,
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the Combat Action Ribbon with one gold star.
The two ANGLICO leaders who are in-
SHIPPING GUIDELINES FOR OVERSEAS
MILITARY ADDRESSES
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For packages, Priority
Mail is only way to go.
If a merchant ships a
package to your
APO/FPO address using standard or
"surface" mail, it will
likely be a while before
you see it. This is because all Priority Mail
eventually makes its
way onto an airplane.
Surface mail does not.
Sending a package via
surface mail may take
up to 8 weeks because
it will be placed on a
ship instead of a plane.
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More guidelines are
on the following
pages.
THE USPS FLAT RATE BOX
FOR APO/FPO ADDRESSES
One very convenient option for
shipping is the Flat Rate box that
is available at your local post office.
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Only $12.50 when used to
send to APO/FPO addresses;
$2.00 less than domestic pricing.
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Box features the “America
Supports You” logo and
APO/FPO addressing block.
APO / FPO “STATES”
 "AE", "AA" and "AP" The APO/FPO "states" of
"AE", "AA", and "AP" are the only legitimate states
to use for an APO/FPO addresses. It is common
knowledge that you can use "NY" for "AE", "CA"
for "AP", and "FL" for "AA", but you run the risk of
having your credit card rejected because the billing
address they have on file (with AA, AE or AP for
the state) does not match what you submitted
online.
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You don't need to provide anything except for a standard text box for the city portion of an APO or FPO
address. The city will always be either "APO" or
"FPO" in a properly formatted APO FPO address.
Here's the current ANGLICO address:
LtCol Louis Palazzo
5th ANGLICO (FWD), HQ Plt
OPSEC - REMOVED FPO
OTHER APO / FPO RESTRICTIONS
From http://www.oconus.com/ZipCodes.asp :
In general, the limits are
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Packages may not exceed 70 lbs. (Some zip codes have lower limits)
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All packages must be sent via the U.S. Postal System. The post office also requires companies or individuals to hand
deliver packages being sent to APO/FPO addresses. (This is one reason why many merchants won't ship to APO/FPO addresses.)
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Firearms, alcohol, perishable foodstuffs and certain hazardous items also are restricted. Each zip code has a more
detailed list of the restrictions for certain types of products.
Packages may not exceed 130 inches in combined length and girth. (This means if you have a package that is 100" in
length and 40" when you measure around it, you cannot send the item)
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Volume 1, Issue 1
CAN YOU REMEMBER ? OF COURSE YOU CAN !
ANGLICO PICS FROM ACROSS THE GENERATIONS
You and your brothers, with nothing but a poncho between you and the elements.
But you were young and strong, and maybe you enjoyed it at times.
Something from home always brought you great joy.
DON’T FORGET :
Newsletter Title
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REQUESTS AND DELIVERY
The original request list from the 1st ANGLICO deployment, in no particular order:
 Hair Clipper sets
 DVD movies / TV Series
 Battery powered electric travel razors
 Ground coffee
 Coffee makers (electric - our vehicles have
power)
 Hot water heaters (electric - our vehicles have
power)
 Cases of Ramen
 Redbull
 Nuts (pistachios/peanuts/sunflower seeds)
 Single serving Propel drink mixes
 Copenhagen
 Magazines
 Cigarettes (Marlboros and Camels)
 Vacuum sealed tuna packets
 Hot chocolate mix/Tea bags/ instant coffee packets (Coffee Singles- teabag type)
 Baby wipes
The final shopping list for the 1st ANGLICO deployment, in no particular order:
 Miscellaneous books
 Copies of Tom Petri’s “Lightning from the Sky”
 Cases of Ramen
 Cases of Copenhagen
 Boxes of tea bags
 Cases of baby wipes
 Cases of summer sausage
 Roasted sunflower seeds, raw, in shell
 Dried mango
 Cases of Gatorade powder
 Cases of hot chocolate mix
Changes were made for practical and economic reasons. For example, inexpensive glass coffee pot’s
wouldn’t be safe, and $60 stainless pots with coffee
makers would eat up the budget too quickly.
CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORM
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Tom Petri’s support mission for 1st ANGLICO was so much fun for me, personally,
that I couldn’t resist a second effort. I know that many of us are already committed to the maximum extent possible, in support of great causes. These include
the Marine Corps League, the Marine Corps Association, the National Museum of
the Marine Corps, and countless wonderful organizations that are worthwhile.
However, if you have some spare change and would like to let a young 5TH ANGLICO Marine or Sailor know he’s appreciated, maybe this will make it easier.
TALK TO THESE YOUNG ANGLICANS !
When you send a package, consider including a letter or a card with a message.
As we all have observed here at Quantico,
these young Marines are squared away.
We’re proud of them, and want them to
know. If your budget for such things is
already committed, then just send a message of appreciation and encouragement.
Did you know that you can purchase custom USMC cards from a variety of online
sources? I’ll bet if you look at the gift
shop over at the National Museum of the
Marine Corps, and at the Marine Corps
Association bookstore in Quantico, you’ll
find a selection as well.
Another consideration: these Anglicans
may be there over the HOLIDAY SEASON.
I plan to parse out my own packages over
the first two-thirds of their deployment.
That should ensure that they have more
packages from home at a time when
they’re missing their families.