Important Notice from DSCC - Defense Supply Center Columbus

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Topic: IMPORTANCE OF PACKAGING AND MARKING SUPPORTING OCONUS SHIPMENTS
Date: 2/14/02


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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