text: Human Resources (HR) Support
  * Determine procedures for returning casualty mail to the servicing postal organization (see chapter
  4 for casualty mail procedures).
  * Determine casualty-reporting procedures for mass casualties during LSCO.
  POSTAL INPUT TO OPERATION ORDERS
  1-92. Postal operations rely on a well-coordinated network to process mail and provide postal services within
  a theater of operations. It is an important combat multiplier and an essential consideration for military
  operations. It must be included in all planning and OPORDs. The OPORD should describe all information to
  support efficient postal operations including the significant logistics challenges of limited air and ground
  transportation available during LSCO. Postal units must have assured real-time communications by voice
  and data as well as securable transportation. It is the theater commander’s responsibility to determine at which
  point, in the Army’s role for LSCO, postal operations should begin. Additionally, planners should anticipate
  and prepare for the lethal effects of LSCO battlefields and adverse weather conditions affecting postal
  operations (for example, delayed transportation, increased mail backlog, and possible battle and weather
  damage). Units, locations, and functional area support provided by a supporting unit should be addressed by
  HR support to annex A, Task Organization. This includes, but is not limited to—
  * ASCC G-1/AG.
  * Field army G-1/AG.
  * Corps G-1/AG.
  * Division G-1.
  * HROC.
  * Brigade S-1.
  * Battalion S-1.
  * Theater personnel operations center (TPOC) postal operations division (POD).
  * Human resources operations branch (ESC DMC and sustainment brigade SPO).
  * Military mail terminal.
  * Human resources company HQ.
  * Postal platoon.
  1-93. Assumptions include the following:
  * The Status of Forces Agreement, Memorandum of Agreement, United States Postal Service
  (USPS) International Mail Manual, DOD 4525.6-M, Department of Defense Postal Manual, and
  agreement between the combatant command and host-nation guide restrictions on inbound mail.
  * Special services will be restricted IAW DOD 4525.6-M, USPS International Mail Manual, Status
  of Forces Agreement, and other regulatory guidance agreed upon by the host-nation and combatant
  command.
  * During early entry operations, there is no military airlift to support intra-theater mail transport
  requirements.
  * Postal personnel operating the aerial mail terminals, mail control activities, fleet mail centers,
  MMTs, and military post office (MPO) will arrive in theater before supported forces to prevent
  mail restrictions.
  1-94. Planning Factor: Use the planning factor of 1.75 pounds per Service member per day to determine mail
  volume. One 20-foot container equals 8,000 pounds and one 40-foot container equals 16,000 pounds.
  1-95. Coordinating instructions include the following:
  * Consolidate official and personal mail processing and distribution operations.
  * Consolidate official mail centers to one per geographic location.
  * Mail addressed to “Any service member” is not authorized.
  * All MMTs and MPOs will scan accountable bar-coded mail including customs tags.
  * Report mail transit times weekly to the military postal service agency (MPSA).