Military Official Mail (MOM)

NAVSUP P-485, Ch 7 Packaging and Transportation

MOM is a special procedure approved by the U.S. Postal Service for providing air transportation of official stamped mail at a rate which is considerably cheaper than that for priority mail.

MOM may also be used for official periodicals and standard mail if considered essential for timely delivery. However, MOM only provides air transportation between overseas Military Post Offices and a CONUS gateway terminal.

Within CONUS and between civil addresses in CONUS (any address which does not indicate an FPO or APO number), Alaska, and Hawaii, "MOM" stamped mail is moved by surface transportation. MOM is not authorized for mailing IG 3 parcels.

DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (DTS)

NAVSUP P-485, Ch 7 Packaging and Transportation

The DTS is part of the worldwide transportation that supports DOD transportation needs in peace and war.  CONUS shipments generally move by a commercial carrier on GBL and do not use Transportation Control Movement Document (TCMD), DD Form 1384.  

The TCMD is normally used to ship material in the DTS (i.e. shipments originating from an overseas point).  When a TCMD is not available, a DD Form 1348-1A may be used if the essential transportation data is included.

QUESTION:

1. What form can be used in place of the DD Form 1384 if it is not available?

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PRESENTATION SILVER AND OTHER VALUABLE GIFTS

NAVSUP P-485, CH 8 Special Materials

Title 10 U.S. Code, Section 7221 authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to accept and care for gifts of silver and other valuable articles presented to United States ships by states, municipalities, organizations, individuals, or other sources, and is the basic authority to expend operational funds to care for such gifts.

The following officials are delegated gift acceptance authority:

a. Only the Secretary of the Navy can accept gifts of a value in excess of $10,000.
b. Gifts of a value from $5,000 to $10,000: the Under Secretary of the Navy
c. Gifts of a value from $3,000 to less than $5,000: the Chief of Naval Operations
d. Gifts of a value less than $3,000: the Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command

A letter to the appropriate level of authority must be submitted requesting approval to accept the gift.

QUESTIONS:

1. Once gifts of presentation silver are accepted, who do they become the property of?
2. Your ship is offered a gift of presentation silver appraised at $11,000.00. Who has acceptance authority for this gift?

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