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From: GHICKS@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (Gregory Hicks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Meaning of APO, etc.
Message-ID: <12614887161.13.GHICKS@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Date: 18 Aug 90 23:24:48 GMT
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APO  ==>  Army Post Office;  An office that routes mail for US Army units
          stationed outside the continental US.

FPO  ==>  Fleet Post Office;  An office that routes mail for US Navy
          units. For security reasons, ALL ships mail goes to an FPO.

PAL  ==>  Parcel Airlift;  Normally parcels go overseas via ship with
          a delivery time of 30-45 days.  Sending a small parcel via
          PAL ensures that the Parcel goes via Air instead of
          ship.

Regards,
Gregory Hicks
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