Behind the scenes at the North Side Post Office

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shaun Roberts, 86th Mission Support Group Communications Squadron North Side Post Office section lead, scans a package on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 27, 2017. The North Side Post Office, the largest post office in the Department of Defense, employs 53 Airmen to support the morale of roughly 30,000 personnel and families by giving them a convenient way to receive packages from home and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Behind the scenes at the North Side Post Office

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sheyenne Cox, 86th Mission Support Group Communications Squadron North Side Post Office postal specialist, carries a package to a customer on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 27, 2017. The North Side Post Office received and sorted a million pounds of parcels and envelopes last year with the intention of helping military families feel closer to home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Behind the scenes at the North Side Post Office

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Oden, 86th Mission Support Group Communications Squadron North Side Post Office postal specialist pushes a cart of parcels at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 27, 2017. The North Side Post Office has cut delivery time by seven to ten days for those ordering from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service online in U.S. Air Forces Europe by delivering AAFES products from Ramstein rather than from the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Behind the scenes at the North Side Post Office

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cedric Patterson, 86th Mission Support Group Communications Squadron North Side Post Office postal specialist, unloads packages on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 27, 2017. The North Side Post Office has handled 338,000 pieces so far this year, delivering morale to the Kaiserslautern Military Community and serving as a link between Germany and “home.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Antonio Taylor, 86th Mission Support Group Communications Squadron North Side Post Office postal specialist, closes vacant postal boxes on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 27, 2017. The North Side Post Office has handled 338,000 pieces so far this year, delivering morale to the Kaiserslautern Military Community and serving as a link between Germany and the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Behind the scenes at the North Side Post Office

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alesha Franklin, 86th Mission Support Group Communications Squadron North Side Post Office postal specialist, prepares a bag to sort official mail on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 27, 2017. The North Side Post Office, the largest post office in the Department of Defense, employs 53 Airmen to support the morale of roughly 30,000 personnel and families by giving them a convenient way to receive packages from home and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Behind the scenes at the North Side Post Office

Published July 28, 2017
By Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --