Post office announces holiday hours, services

By Staff Reports, 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs / Published November 05, 2008

Senior Airman Joshua Bland, 100th Communications Squadron Post Office postal clerk, pitches mail Nov. 4. Mail is delivered to the post office daily, and is sorted by the postal staff. It is broken down into groups of 100 mailbox numbers, such as box numbers 800 to 900, then from there transferred to each individual mailbox. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Senior Airman Joshua Bland, 100th Communications Squadron Post Office postal clerk, pitches mail Nov. 4. Mail is delivered to the post office daily, and is sorted by the postal staff. It is broken down into groups of 100 mailbox numbers, such as box numbers 800 to 900, then from there transferred to each individual mailbox. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

Airman 1st Class Steven Johnson, 100th Communications Squadron Post Office postal clerk, scans the barcode from an incoming package Nov. 4. Once the barcode is scanned, Airman Johnson checks to ensure it is the same number as printed on the label, then checks the last name of the mail box owner, to ensure the package is labelled correctly for the right box. At this time of year, an average of 200 to 300 boxes per day come into the post office, vastly increasing nearer the holidays. Airman Johnson said it usually takes him between 20 to 30 minutes to scan all the packages each day. Once the barcodes are scanned, the information is downloaded to the computer and slips printed out for customers to notify them of their packages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Airman 1st Class Steven Johnson, 100th Communications Squadron Post Office postal clerk, scans the barcode from an incoming package Nov. 4. Once the barcode is scanned, Airman Johnson checks to ensure it is the same number as printed on the label, then checks the last name of the mail box owner, to ensure the package is labelled correctly for the right box. At this time of year, an average of 200 to 300 boxes per day come into the post office, vastly increasing nearer the holidays. Airman Johnson said it usually takes him between 20 to 30 minutes to scan all the packages each day. Once the barcodes are scanned, the information is downloaded to the computer and slips printed out for customers to notify them of their packages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

Airman 1st Class Antonio Edwards prepares express mail for the presidential elections Nov. 4. The post office offered a free express mail service Oct. 29 to Nov. 4 for all election ballots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Airman 1st Class Antonio Edwards prepares express mail for the presidential elections Nov. 4. The post office offered a free express mail service Oct. 29 to Nov. 4 for all election ballots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

Senior Airman Erik Eller, 100th Communications Squadron Post Office postal clerk, helps a customer mail a package. During the holiday season, the post office will have reduced hours; however, they are helping customers by offering an appointment before normal customer serice hours for anyone mailing five or more packages. This will help reduce waiting times for customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Senior Airman Erik Eller, 100th Communications Squadron Post Office postal clerk, helps a customer mail a package. During the holiday season, the post office will have reduced hours; however, they are helping customers by offering an appointment before normal customer serice hours for anyone mailing five or more packages. This will help reduce waiting times for customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

Senior Airman Tim Byrd, 100th Communications Squadron Post Office postal clerk breaks down second-class mail in box number groups of 100. Doing this makes it easier for the postal clerks to pitch mail for customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Senior Airman Tim Byrd, 100th Communications Squadron Post Office postal clerk breaks down second-class mail in box number groups of 100. Doing this makes it easier for the postal clerks to pitch mail for customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

Mark Burrows, 100th Communications Squadron Post Office receipt and dispatch operative, prepares outgoing bags of mail. Mail brought in by customers is sorted into APO and non-APO areas. The non-APO mail is broken down into five different stateside locations -- New York, Miami, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco. When it reaches those destinations, it is then redistributed all over the states. Parcels and letters for APO addresses are sorted separately into different APO areas. this time of year, Mr. Burrows said the post office receives about 30 bags of mail daily for the five U.S. locations (approximately 30 to 40 boxes). For APO addresses, they usually receive about 15 bags per day. Nearer the holidays in December, the amount of stateside mail at least quadruples, and APO more than doubles. The receipt and dispatch staff also pick up mail from mailboxes around base and bring it back to the post office to process and send it out to its destination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Mark Burrows, 100th Communications Squadron Post Office receipt and dispatch operative, prepares outgoing bags of mail. Mail brought in by customers is sorted into APO and non-APO areas. The non-APO mail is broken down into five different stateside locations -- New York, Miami, Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco. When it reaches those destinations, it is then redistributed all over the states. Parcels and letters for APO addresses are sorted separately into different APO areas. this time of year, Mr. Burrows said the post office receives about 30 bags of mail daily for the five U.S. locations (approximately 30 to 40 boxes). For APO addresses, they usually receive about 15 bags per day. Nearer the holidays in December, the amount of stateside mail at least quadruples, and APO more than doubles. The receipt and dispatch staff also pick up mail from mailboxes around base and bring it back to the post office to process and send it out to its destination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

RAF MILDENHALL, England --

The 100th Communications Squadron Post Office will have reduced hours during the holiday season. In order to provide the best service to their customers, they advise mailing packages early.

To ensure items arrive by to continental United States by Dec. 25, they should be mailed by the following dates:

· Space available - Nov. 28
· Parcel post - Dec. 4
· Priority/first class mail - Dec. 11
· Express mail - Dec. 18

For those sending five packages or more, the post office staff recommends making an appointment to mail items before normal customer hours. This will cut down on waiting time.

Outbound mailing/financial services

From Nov. 10 to Dec. 13, hours are as follows: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 8 to 8:30 a.m., appointments only; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sundays, Closed. Customer service will be closed Saturdays.

Normal operating hours will be resumed Dec. 15.

Parcel pick-up window

From Nov. 10 to Dec. 24, hours are as follows: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sundays, Closed.

Normal operating hours will be resumed Dec. 29.

During wing goal and family days, the post office will operate as weekend hours.

On Nov. 11, Veterans Day and Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day the post office will be closed. Nov. 28, a family day, package pick-up and financial services will be open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The post office will be closed for business Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

Dec. 24, package pick-up will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Financial services will be closed.

Dec. 26 and 27, package pick-up will open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; financial services will open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Normal hours will resume Dec. 29, except for New Year's Day.

To make an appointment to mail five or more packages, call 238-5157. For more information, call DSN 238-2151.

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Post office announces holiday hours, services