One of the more common questions we're asked is: "What's the correct way to enter a Military shipping address?"

The correct way to enter an APO/FPO address is by using the three Military "States" and the two "City" equivalents:

The 3 Military "States":

• AA, which stands for Armed Forces (the) Americas
  
• AE, which stands for Armed Forces Europe
• AP, which stands for Armed Forces Pacific

and the 2 "City" equivalents:

• APO, which stands for Army Post Office
  
• FPO, which stands for Fleet Post Office

Based on these components, a typical Military shipping address will look like this:

• Name
  Postal Service Center + Identifier
  APO, AP ZIP
  USA

               - or -

• Name
  Postal Service Center + Identifier
  FPO, AP ZIP
  USA

Here are some additional helpful hints to remember when entering your Military shipping information:

1. Make sure you use APO or FPO as the ship-to city.
2. Make sure you enter AA, AE, or AP as your shipping state.
3. Make sure you select USA as your country. Even if you are stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan your shipping address is a valid United States address. If you select a country such as Iraq the only shipping option you will have is Global Express Mail which is extremely expensive and will not get your order to you any faster than standard Priority Mail shipping.
4. UPS can not ship to APO / FPO addresses. If you use NY, CA, or FL as your ship-to state UPS delivery methods will be available for selection. These are invalid methods and we will ship your order via USPS Priority Mail, however your order will take several extra days to process if you pick an invalid shipping method. The United States Postal Service is the only organization that can be used to ship to Military addresses.
5. Unfortunately, your package can only be tracked as far as the New York, California or Florida drop off point. After your package is transferred to US Military Mail it can not be tracked.