Thursday, March 4, 2010

Military Mail On Its Way to Haiti

USPS has begun delivering letters and packages bound for members of the U.S. Armed Forces deployed to Haiti.

The initial wave of military mail — destined for Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince — is being coordinated by the Postal Service and the Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA) in support of the overall U.S. recovery effort in the country devastated by January's massive earthquake.

Employees at the Miami International Service Center (ISC) are processing and distributing the thousands of packages arriving daily. Mail then is forwarded by air to Port-au-Prince, where MPSA distributes it.

“It’s a large quantity of mail,” says Miami ISC Plant Manager Ben Vidal. “It’s a challenge we welcome, because the service members in Haiti are doing so much to help so many. They deserve first-class mail service.”

Post Offices are continuing to accept letter mail and packages mailed to addresses in Haiti. However, USPS is temporarily holding mail addressed to the country until the Haiti Post can accept mail.

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