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Staff Sgt. Monica Williams, 374th Communications Squadron postal specialist, sorts mail at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 19, 2014. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class David Danford/Released)

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Airmen from the 374th Communications Squadron unload a delivery truck at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 19, 2014. The Yokota post office processes an average of 1.5 million pounds of mail per year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Danford/Released)

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Bags of mail from the U.S. wait to be sorted at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 19, 2014. The post office provides support to the 32 tenant units at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Danford/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Monica Williams, 374th Communications Squadron postal specialist, opens mail bags at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 19, 2014. The bags are tied to prevent loss of mail during transit in addition to ease of transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Danford/Released)

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Senior Airman Christopher Morrison, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, scans barcodes at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 19, 2014. The barcodes are used to track mail coming from overseas, maintaining constant accountability for the mail. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Danford/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Leah Roberts, 374th Communications Squadron postal specialist, empties packages into a mail cart at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 19, 2014. The Yokota post office provides full service, processing both incoming and outgoing mail, in addition to working with money orders and postal stamps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Danford/Released)

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Senior Airman Justin Dueitt, 374th Communications Squadron postal specialist, processes mail using the Pitney Bowes machine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 19, 2014. The Pitney Bowes machine is used for all of the Wing’s official mail. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Danford/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Monica Williams and Staff Sgt. Michael Proud, 374th Communications Squadron postal specialists, sort mail at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 19, 2014. Yokota’s post office serves as a line of communication between Airmen and their families in the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Danford/Released)

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Akihito Mukawa, 374th Communications Squadron postal clerk, retrieves packages for pickup at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 19, 2014. Packages and envelopes too large for personal mailboxes are sorted alphabetically to allow the clerks to find customers mail quickly and efficiently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Danford/Released)

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Yokota post office: Special delivery every day

Published March 21, 2014
By Airman 1st Class David Danford
374th Airlift Wing public affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota's post office supports resilliency by providing a line of communication between Airmen and their families.