POSTAL SERVICES

Post Office hours are posted on the door of the 5040th Air Base Squadron Post Office and on all official bulletin boards. All normal postal services are available at normal state side prices.

Air mail arrives and departs 4 to 5 days a week, depending on seasonal weather. "South 48" mail takes only two days to fly to Shemya if it reaches Seattle on a departure day. Mail travels via Northwest Orient Airlines from Seattle or Reeve Aleutian Airways from Anchorage, Alaska.

Your Mailing Address
Grade, full name, service number
Organization
APO 736, Seattle, Washington

WRITE HOME AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK:

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

The assistance of legal officers is obtained through Elmendorf Air
Force Base, Fort Richardson or Adak Naval Air Station. Persons
desiring assistance must contact their unit commander. A Notary Public service is available at Northwest Airlines.

CLOTHING SALES

Clothing from clothing sales stores is available by air transportation from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Fort Richardson and Adak Naval Air
Station. See your unit supply chief. Generally the procedures require
a money order and items are ordered by air mail. Limited uniform
items are on sale in the Exchange.

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