"Uniform 4" redeploys in time for the holidays

By: 1st Lt. Erik C. Larson

Twenty Soldiers assigned to the 4th Platoon, 22nd Human Resources Company,

593rd Special Troops Battalion, 593rd Sustainment Brigade, met the smiling

faces and warm embraces of family members and friends during a welcome home

ceremony, Dec. 9 on Lewis-North, Wash., following a yearlong deployment full

of accomplishments.

The platoon was tasked with conducting prograde (outbound from the U.S.)

and retrograde (inbound to the U.S.) postal

operations at nine Satellite Army Post Offices located throughout RC-South

and RC-West, Afghanistan. Throughout the past year, the platoon's main focus

was improving operations at each of their locations. This resulted in new

permanent postal facilities for Forward Operating Bases Spin Boldak,

Wolverine and Pasab.

Additionally, an entirely new post office was built to support the service

members and civilians stationed at FOB Walton.

Overall, the Soldiers of 4th Platoon processed 5.5 million pounds of

prograde mail and 1.8 million pounds of retrograde mail throughout the

course of their deployment.

Beyond improving facilities, the Soldiers of 4th Platoon improved operations

by transitioning seven Satellite Army Post Offices from cash-only operations

to Eagle Cash-only operations. This change alone reduced the amount of cash

on the battlefield by $800,000 per year.

The Soldiers of 4th Platoon successfully transitioned five postal

facilities in RC-South, Afghanistan from military-run operations to

contracted operations.

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