The U.S. Postal Service is offering free packing materials for families sending holiday packages to deployed servicemembers, according to the American Forces Press Service.

The package includes 10 boxes, 10 customs forms and envelopes, a roll of “priority mail” tape, and 10 “mili-pac” shipping envelopes specially designed for military addresses. Families must pay normal shipping costs.

To order the package, call 800-610-8734 and request Care Kit 4. The kit should arrive within a couple of days.

Airmen in Alaska fast-tracking letters to Santa

It’s not the North Pole, but it’s close. Servicemembers and their families who want to send their wish lists to Santa can mail their letters to the Air Force’s 354th Fighter Wing in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Postage is free, though stamps and donations are encouraged to help defray Santa’s postal bills.

Letters can be sent to: Santa’s Mailbag, 354th OSS/OSW, 2827 Flightline Ave., Suite 100B, Eielson AFB, AK 99702-1520.