Military Mail

Mail keeps America connected. And that link is even more important for the men and women who serve our country in the military every day, away from family, friends and loved ones.

The Postal Service uses its international distribution and transportation services and partners with the Department of Defense for overseas military mail delivery — even in war zones.

In fact, between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays this year, nearly 30 million pounds of mail will be delivered to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Every day, nearly half a million pounds of mail is shipped from the U.S. to service men and women stationed around the world. That’s half a million pounds of news from home, love, support and wishes for a safe return — all through the U.S. Mail.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David P. Coleman.

Specialist Brock Jacobs sorts mail at the Camp America Post Office at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.