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Supporting Our Australian Forces (NOT ENDORSED BY DOD)
Please note:
This website was set up to get parcels to Australian Soldiers/Sailors/Airmen/Airwomen deployed overseas.
You are welcome to cut and paste information and use it to support sending parcels to our service members serving overseas, however, when you do cut and paste please link back to Ocean Sky & Khaki to acknowledge OSK, and so that people can find the blog themselves.
If there are questions one of us will answer if you comment on a post at the blog.
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You are welcome to cut and paste information and use it to support sending parcels to our service members serving overseas, however, when you do cut and paste please link back to Ocean Sky & Khaki to acknowledge OSK, and so that people can find the blog themselves.
If there are questions one of us will answer if you comment on a post at the blog.
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Sending To Australian Service Personnel
“http://www.defence.gov.au/events/christmas/support.asp
Keep your parcel under 2kg and it's free from any Post Office in Australia.
Probably the Department of Defence's best kept secret!
Afghanistan Customs Procedures
Keep your parcel under 2kg and it's free from any Post Office in Australia.
Probably the Department of Defence's best kept secret!
Afghanistan Customs Procedures
Sending To East Timor
Postcards Only
Messages to the Troops
Media Section
39 Personnel Support Battalion
Building 217
Randwick Barracks NSW 2031
(Note: No letters or parcels to this address)
Media Section
39 Personnel Support Battalion
Building 217
Randwick Barracks NSW 2031
(Note: No letters or parcels to this address)
Messages of Support - fax & email
fax: (02) 6265 1099
fax from outside Aus: +61 2 6265 1099
email: messagestothetroops*at*defence.gov.au
Be sure to include "Message to the Troops" in the subject line.
fax from outside Aus: +61 2 6265 1099
email: messagestothetroops*at*defence.gov.au
Be sure to include "Message to the Troops" in the subject line.
Visitors.
Followers
Who's Running This Show?
Links to info Posts in this blog
- A thank you
- Customs douane & ID is required
- Do you know someone who knows someone?
- Finished parcel... well packed and taped
- For real - Telegraph embedded reporter sees parcel arrive
- Guest post from a serving member
- ID required
- No reply?
- No reply? II Self addressed envelope for feedback
- Ocean, Sky & Khaki - why?
- Sample parcel I - a mixed bag
- Sample parcel II - keeping costs down
- Sample parcel III - Sports stuff
- Sample parcel IV - lollies
- Sample parcel V - lollies
- Sample parcel VI - breakky
- Sample parcel VI - tea/coffee and bikkies
- Sample parcel VII - pasta pack
- Security, safety, secrecy
- US, Canadian, UK soldier support blogs
- What to send/What not to send
- Where are our soldiers?
18 comments:
Hi! I'm new to this & I have a question about sending postcards to the soldiers. Do we just send our postcards to above addy? If so, what are some nice ways to start off the postcard? Dear soldier? Or just hello> I dunno..... :O)
To send postcards, use the address headed "Postcards Only" in the column on the right.
Talk about what's in the postcard if it's somewhere or something that you are familiar with.
It doesn't have to be formal, Hi there would probably be OK to start a postcard to a stranger!
Thanks :O)
It was interesting to read in the book A Fortunate Life about a soldier who was sent a gift parcel, and received some socks. Inside their was a note that wished him well and hope he got home safely.
Hello Kae,
Can you please tell me the correct address to send a parcel now to Afghanistan? My sister also wants to send this week....;...Is it to
“An Australian Soldier”
Op Slipper
AFPO 13
Australian Defence Force
SYDNEY NSW 2890
OR
An Australian Defence Member
AFPO 60
Australian Defence Force NSW 2890
Thank you
Rusti
Send it to
An Australian Defence Member
OP Slipper
AFPO13
Australian Defence Force SYDNEY NSW 2890
The AFPO60 address was an ANZAC Day mailing address.
Don't forget, nothing for the dogs and make the parcel unisex.
Please read the ANZAC Day 2013 deadline post for details on parcel contents.
Thank you Kae for your quick reply, my sister is standing by, parcel in hand waiting, so that's great, and yes I do know about not sending to the dogs.
Cheers and thanks again
Rusti
Hello, anonymous again lol :O)
Something I didn't think about when sending the postcards, is there supposed to be a city in the address? The poor lady at the post office was a bit confused 'cause it didn't have a city or country or anything & I had to tell her it was local. Anyway, I'm finally getting around to writing out some more today, woohoo! :O)
Hi Anon
What address did you send the postcard/s to?
The address for Afghanistan is:
An Australian Defence Member
OP Slipper
AFPO13
Australian Defence Force
SYDNEY NSW 2890
I used this addy:
Messages to the troops,
R1-5-AO56
Russell Offices
Department of Defence
Sorry, Anonymous.
My mistake, that will teach me to not pay attention!
Russell offices are in Melbourne.
The address doesn't have a city or town on it, either.
I suspect that the number on the first line is how the mail finds Russell Offices.
Cool, I'll stick it in my notebook :O)
Oh, by the way, my name's Leah lol! I just don't have a google ID whatsit :O)
Hi Leah
Yeah, those id thingies and all the passwords drive me nuts - at my age I have CRAFT*. And it's getting worse the older I get!
I just checked, the address has changed!!
Messages to the Troops:
Media Section
39 Personnel Support Battalion
Building 217
Randwick Barracks NSW 2031
I'll have to update the column on the right!
*Can't Remember A Flippin' Thing.
Aw dammit lol. Out with the liquid paper.....
Hi,
I came across this site by accident (looking for info on girls sending parcels and letters to soldiers in early 20th century wars).
I know our personnel get properly fed and equipped and probably have families sending them massive amounts of extras.
But, if they actually want other people to send things, I'm happy to participate. My late father was a career soldier and served in Vietnam, at the evac hospital in Vung Tau in 66/67. I grew up in army villages and I am now a social worker at the old Repat Hospital in Heidelberg, Melbourne. In my 'spare' time I'm completing a history thesis on Australian Veterans of the Korean War. So, yes, more than happy to give to servicemen/women.
I note that the parcels are not addressed to any person. Are they just handed out indiscriminately? Or does the CO or Chaplain try to direct them to people who don't get much from other sources?
Just let me know what's best and I'm in.
I'd send postcards and emails too but can't think of anything to say that wouldn't be lame.
Hi Helene
Sometimes the contents of the parcel are split between the members of a platoon, if someone gets something they don't fancy they may swap with someone else (someone doesn't like a certain type of lolly they'll swap for something else or give it to their colleagues).
You can address a parcel to the Chaplain for distribution. You can send magazines and books to the hospital (Tarin Kot appreciate whatever they can get as reading material).
Good Luck!!
Thank you, Kae, that's very helpful.
I was planning to take a heap of paperbacks to the charity bins, but will now go through them with a view to sending appropriate ones to the hospital.
Yesterday when shopping, I picked up a bottle of Tabasco, some good cappuccino sachets, powdered cordial sachets, little boxes of sultanas, muesli bars and lollies. I also went to the post office and bought a couple of boxes. I can post the first one today.
This is a great idea, very simple and inexpensive, yet shows our people in service that they are thought of and appreciated.
Thanks for providing the inspiration and information.
Helene.
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