Mail service to Keesler AFB suspended Published Sept. 1, 2005 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- U.S. Postal Service officials announced a suspension of express mail service, and standard and periodicals mail acceptance -- from any source -- to several ZIP codes in the gulf coast region struck by Hurricane Katrina, including Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.The emergency actions have been taken as a result of "severe facility damage, evacuations and other issues resulting from the hurricane," USPS officials said."We request that official agencies do not put any mail intended for Keesler Air Force Base into the mail system at this time," said Senior Master Sgt. Salvador Orozpe, the official mail and electronic information manager for Air Education and Training Command."All mail is being stopped at processing distribution centers, because there's no infrastructure to support the mail flow. We appreciate the cooperation of all organizations to help alleviate unnecessary mail backups," he said.The following ZIP code ranges are affected: 369XX, 393XX, 394XX, 395XX, 396XX, 700XX, 701XX and 704XX.The USPS is working on plans to address the handling of standard and periodicals mail already in the mail stream and addressed for delivery to the suspended ZIP Codes, according to the service's Web site.For more information and service updates visit the USPS Web site at www.usps.gov, and click on "Service Updates, Hurricane Katrina." (Courtesy of AETC News Service)