Your sponsor is responsible for obtaining a Post Office box for you to start redirecting your mail. They will need a copy of your orders to do so.
If you wish to secure one yourself, provide the following details to the Post Office as well as a copy of your orders:
Send the information by email to 423abs.scl@alconbury.af.mil. For more information please phone DSN: 314-268-3297 or 011-441480823297. The Post Office cannot process a request for a personal mailbox without this documentation, and the information you submit is protected by 5 USC 552a (Personal Data Privacy Act of 1974).
Tip: During your outbound briefings inquire about how to get reimbursed for mailing items.
General Delivery services are provided for 30 days. After this timeframe, the mail will be returned to sender. The temporary/general delivery mailing address for Alconbury is:
NAME
UNIT
PSC 47 GENERAL DELIVERY
APO AE 09470
All TDY personnel should go to the Customer Service Desk at the Post Office as soon as possible after they arrive so that a General Delivery File can be set up for them.
The Military Postal System provides most of the same services as the United States Postal System, but you may expect your mail to take a bit longer to be delivered because of the extra distance it must travel. Priority packages and letter-class mail arrive in approximately 12 days. Magazines and surface mail may take from 4 to 8 weeks. Express mail service may be purchased for delivery to CONUS in 3 to 4 days. Delivery confirmation is not yet available at Air Force Post Offices. For complete guidance, please see USAFE Pamphlet 33-102 or go to http://www.usps.com.