text: Human Resources Echelons, Organizations, and Staff Elements
  updated status reports to affected units and inform them when Soldiers leave theater. The squads also assist
  with coordinating a Soldier’s RTD with the affected unit. These squads rely on the HR company/platoon or
  supporting organization for daily life support.
  2-64. The HR squad performing the casualty operations mission requires secure and non-secure web and
  voice digital communications to the theater (ASCC HROC), HR platoon HQ, G-1/AGs, and S-1 sections of
  supported units. These squads also require access to the DCIPS to send updates to the theater CIC and
  CMAOD. Refer to ATP 1-0.2 for specific duties and responsibilities of the HR squad performing a casualty
  liaison mission.
  POSTAL PLATOON
  2-65. The postal platoon provides postal support for up to 6,000 personnel in an assigned AO or serves in an
  augmentation role to support an MMT. Postal platoons operate in-conjunction with the plans and operations
  section within an HR company. The postal platoon can perform the complete spectrum of postal functions
  including postal services, postal finance, and postal operations. This includes processing incoming bulk mail
  and outgoing mail to CONUS. The postal platoon receives all technical guidance through the HR company
  HQ and the HROB or MMT. The HR company HQ provides command and control of postal platoons.
  Note: All postal platoons must be trained on and capable of conducting personnel accounting
  functions (with additional access and equipment – for example, scanners) as needed during
  operations. Limited SRC 12 HR structure and available resources will require this multi-functional
  capacity, especially during early entry and theater opening operations for LSCO. Postal platoons
  must be able to perform these functions until HR units are in theater and operational.
  2-66. The postal platoon consists of an HQ section, postal finance section, and two postal squads. The HQ
  section provides command and control, leadership, and resourcing. The postal finance section provides retail
  services at the same level of support provided by the USPS in CONUS, and current level of support in
  garrison. Each postal squad has the capability to perform operations or services missions or to perform
  independently as needed as a mobile mail team. In addition to these functions, each postal squad trains, tests,
  and certifies unit mail clerks and inspects each unit mailroom quarterly. Postal platoons are equipped with
  variable reach forklifts to provide efficient mail movement in whatever type of area the platoon is supporting.
  The postal platoon requires secure and non-secure web and voice digital communications to the HR company
  HQ, logistical support elements, G-1/AGs, and S-1 sections of units in the supported area. Refer to ATP 1-0.2
  for detailed organizational functions and responsibilities of the postal platoon.