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5th Air Force

Kadena goes full send

Hironaga Akamine, 718th Force Support Squadron postal clerk, talks with a customer sending mail at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. Postal clerks handle all incoming and outgoing mail, which includes organizing letters, parcels and packages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Kadena goes full send

Airman 1st Class Nicole Ferraccio, right, 718th Force Support Squadron postal clerk, gives a package to a customer at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. Kadena is home to the largest post office in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, servicing military members and dependents across Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Senior Airman AnnaLeah Rodriguez Cabeza, 718th Force Support Squadron postal clerk, sorts mail on the conveyor belt as it arrives at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. The 718th FSS postal Airmen work around the clock to ensure mail gets delivered quickly and securely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Airman 1st Class Emanuel Johnson, 718th Force Support Squadron postal clerk, checks the location of a customer’s package in the postal system at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. Kadena is home to the largest post office in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, servicing military members and dependents across Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Kadena goes full send

Postal clerks with the 718th Force Support Squadron place envelopes in mail boxes at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. Postal clerks handle all incoming and outgoing mail, which includes organizing letters, parcels and packages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Kadena goes full send

Postal clerks with the 718th Force Support Squadron process incoming mail at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. Kadena is home to the largest post office in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, servicing military members and dependents across Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Kadena goes full send

Airmen from the 718th Force Support Squadron military postal operations unit unload packages from a mail truck at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. Kadena is home to the largest post office in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, servicing military members and dependents across Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Airman 1st Class Staci Abrams, left, and Airman 1st Class Nicole Ferraccio, 718th Force Support Squadron postal clerks, sort and label packages in the postal warehouse at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. Kadena is home to the largest post office in the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, servicing military members and dependents across Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Airman 1st Class Nicole Ferraccio, left, 718th Force Support Squadron postal clerk, and Airman 1st Class Destiny Hernandez, Air Postal Squadron Detachment 3 postal clerk, scan a customer’s CAC to confirm mail pickup at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. The 718th FSS postal Airmen work around the clock to ensure mail gets delivered quickly and securely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Kadena goes full send

An Airman from the 718th Force Support Squadron military postal operations unit sorts packages after they are unloaded at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. The 718th FSS postal Airmen work around the clock to ensure mail gets delivered quickly and securely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Airman 1st Class Rodel Portante, front, and Senior Airman AnnaLeah Rodriguez Cabeza, 718th Force Support Squadron postal clerks, scan and print labels for packages at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. Postal clerks handle all incoming and outgoing mail, which includes organizing letters, parcels and packages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

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Kadena goes full send

Published Dec. 22, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer
18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --