Packaging, marking and labeling are more important now due to the
deployment of troops overseas. High priority shipments to deployed troops
may be misrouted and delayed due to improper packaging, marking and
labeling. Contractors should make sure their shipments meet the
requirements in Section D of their contracts to avoid damaging material
and misrouting shipments. Shipments routed through the Defense
Transportation Service are considered OCONUS and require a Military
Shipping Label in accordance with Mil-Std-129. This includes shipments
going through the Consolidation and Containerization Points (CCPs) at
Defense Distribution Centers in New Cumberland, PA (W25N14/SW3123) and
Tracy, CA (W62N2A/SW3225), Aerial Ports of Embarkation (APOE) at Dover,
DE; Charleston, SC; Norfolk, VA; Travis, CA; and McGuire AFB, NJ, and the
Containerization Freight Station (CFS) at Norfolk, VA, and any Government
water ports of entry (WPOEs).
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