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SrA Roxanna S. Platt
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SrA Roxanna S. Platt
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APO/FPO: APO AP (Note 1*)
Added here: 20 September 2004
End date: 15 Oct 2004 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 40, Females: 10 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: (Note 6*)
Information on this island HERE. 1/3rd the size of DC? Yikes... Thanks to Jack for the link.

03 Nov 2004:

Hello everyone! Here is another picture of the 40th AEG group...this is everyone Air Force that is deployed to this location. I think the picture turned out pretty good. Unfortunately they had us standing out there in the hot sun for an hour lining up and I got sunburned. Things have been slower lately because the Iraqi elections are over, which is good. I like to see our jets come back still full of bombs and maybe missing some chaff/flare, because it shows that we have a Use of Force presence but don't have to kill anybody to do it. I heard we are going to be home for Christmas, but I'll believe it when I get on the plane to go home. I have been getting tons of mail thru the Any Soldier program, and I can't express how much it means to all of us. I know I've said this before...we are thankful for the boxes of soap, toothbrushes, goodies, etc, but personally I love getting letters. I wrote about 10 letters yesterday to people that have written to me. Your support means so much! Thanks again everyone! ~SrA Platt

12 Oct 2004
Here are a couple pictures of my squadron over here. The big one is my whole squadron, and the 2nd one is of just my flight. I am holding the flag on the left side. Thought you'd like to see all the good people over here that are serving their country! Take care, SrA Platt


04 Oct 2004
Hey there from Diego Garcia. How is everything going back in the US?
Things are pretty good here, we've been keeping busy since the Iraqi elections have been going on. Our pilots have been busy with sorties to provide close air support and show of force if needed.
You asked about cold weather gear...well as you know Diego Garcia is a tropical location and it never gets below 75 degrees here. As for suggestions for what to put in packages for troops stuck in cold regions, I think a good thing to send are those hot pads that people use for deer hunting...you shake them up and they stay hot for about 4 hours. I know my
feet get cold on the flight line in the wintertime, especially wearing steel toe boots. They are useful to put in your boots. I have to work outside for 4-5 hours at a time back in South Dakota, and it can get super cold out there in the winter...we usually wear insulated coveralls and Gortex jackets
when we go out to work. We are also issued face mask-type covers. gloves, thick socks (cotton and wool), earmuffs, headsocks, long sleeved black or brown t-shirts or sweatshirts, and anything made out of fleece. I'm not sure of what other branches of the service are authorized to wear in uniform, but as far as I know we are authorized to wear what I've mentioned.
That's all I can think of right now, I hope that helps.
Oh yeah, and my squadron (the 40th EMXS) is basically the only squadron at Diego Garcia. There are other squadrons that come here, but they are only here because their jet needs to be refueled or fixed, so they are only here for a week at the most. So they can't really receive any mail here. When I
get back to Ellsworth AFB, I'll print out some Any Soldier, Inc flyers and pass them out, I think there are some airmen deploying to Russia when I get back from Diego, so I'm sure they would appreciate care packages and cold weather gear.
Take care and thanks for the support!
SrA Platt


Hello everyone contributing to Any Soldier, Inc! I received quite a few letters today and a couple packages from people all over the US. I just wanted to say thanks so much for the letters especially. We are kind of short on certain supplies, so it was nice to get the packages, but it was also really nice to receive all the letters knowing you all support what we're doing over here. The world today is so fast paced, and everyone is used to getting email, junk mail, and voicemail. Opening the letters I got today was so much fun, not only were my spirits lifted, but I got to learn a little bit about everyone that wrote to me. And just to let you know, if you wrote to me, I'll write you back. The mail takes awhile to get here, and it's going to take awhile to get to you back in the states, but eventually you'll get it! Thank you again to everyone for the tea, candy, magazines, gum, crosswords, EVERYTHING! It is really helping my flight get through this deployment. You guys rock!

Roxanna Platt



22 Sep 2004
Hello again friends and supporters! Things are going alright here, even though we are away from our homes and families, we are not in an immediate line of danger, which I am thankful for. I guess there are a few things I forgot to tell you about myself and my deployment. I've been reading a lot of the other contacts "About" pages, and most all of them say what their job is. Well, I'm originally from Warrensburg, Missouri, and my job is to load bombs onto B1-B Lancer aircraft. If you want to get technical, the official name is "Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist" but my job is commonly known in the Air Force as "Weapons." I really like my job; a lot of you may be thinking that it's dangerous, but as long as you follow your technical data, there's really no problem. We mostly load JDAMs, you know, the "bunker busters" that have been mentioned in the news, but we also load other bombs too, to include Chaff/Flare and decoy systems. There aren't very many females in the Weapons shop...there are only 4 other Weapons females deployed with me at the moment! Well I thought you'd like to see our Group patch, and also a couple pictures of the jet I work on, along with a shot of the weapons bays where we load the bombs. Thanks again for your support and for sending us a little joy while we're away from home!
God Bless,

Senior Airman Roxanna Platt

20 Sep 2004
Here are a few pictures to put on your webpage. The first picture is of me trying to find my duffel bags when we first got here. That was after our 24 hour plane ride...with only a couple 2-hour stops to re-fuel the plane. I was tired and cranky, and I knew carrying my duffel bags to my tent would be a pain in the butt. J The next couple pictures are of our 9/11 anniversary retreat ceremony. The last picture is of our "Tent City." Hope you like them! ~Roxanna



We do have electricity in the tents, regular outlets (not sure if it's 110 or 220, but they are just regular outlets). We can always use junk food or anything to lift our spirits! :) We don't have a microwave, but do have laundry (barely!). Current magazines and movies would be good too. Female soldiers have access to female supplies, but if you want to send perfume or anything that would be cool. It's hard to stay girlie over here! My flight is deployed here in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. This is my second tour to this location. After this I will be headed for Korea, along with 2 other people in my flight. Anything you send will be much appreciated by all the airmen over here. We thank you for your support. Not every country has such great support from the civilians in their country that they are dying to protect. And thank you to AnySoldier for making this website and letting me be a contact for the rest of the airmen here who don't get much mail.

(I asked Roxanna about her unusual location, and her reply was):
I am telling the truth. We are deployed to an island in the Indian Ocean in SouthWEST Asia, and there was no option in the "Be a Contact" form for any other countries besides Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, etc. I chose the option "At sea" because we are on an island that is contracted out to the US Navy through Britain. It is called "British Indian Ocean Territory." We do live in tents here...sorry if I didn't make myself clear, and if there was any confusion about where we are deployed to. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

Thanks,
Roxanna

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The ONLY changes are that the addresses of our contacts are now hidden and the number of addresses you can get are limited. You may obtain addresses simply by clicking on the link provided and correctly filling out the form, the address will then be emailed to you immediately.

(NOTE **): The number shown is how many times a form was submitted requesting this address. This does NOT necessarily mean that this contact will be helped by that many folks. Rule of thumb is that anything 5 requests or less may in fact be no support at all. No way to tell exactly unless the contact lets you know in his/her update how much support they are getting.

(Note 1.): Note that postage to APO AE and FPO AE (E = Europe) is only to NY where the connection to the APO/FPO (APO = Army Post Office)(FPO = Fleet Post Office) is, or to San Francisco for APO AP and FPO AP (P = Pacific), so you don't pay postage all the way to Iraq/Afghanistan. You might consider picking contacts closer to your mailing area to help cut the cost of mailing. If you live on the East Coast, pick "AE", West Coast, pick "AP", Midwest, well...uh, Thank You for your Support! ;)

New with us (December 2005) you might notice "APO AA" and "FPO AA". This is for units in the Caribbean/South America. Normally. However, due to the nature of some units they may be in Iraq but have an address showing "FPO AA". Mail addresses to "AA" goes out of Miami, Florida.

(Note 2.): Why are military addresses weird? There isn't a street address or city. What gives? Correct, just about everything about the military is weird to civilians. Military units are very mobile, they move around a lot, often they even become part of another unit. The APO (Army Post Office) and FPO (Fleet Post Office) assign APO and FPO numbers as needed, they are NOT static. An APO/FPO number may be for a large unit, or a location. An APO/FPO number for Baghdad today may be for Frankfurt tomorrow.

(Note 3.): The "Expect to not mail past" date is only an approximate and is one of the least reliable things on this web site. It is because of this that you must check often before you send anything to this unit. There are a few reasons this date is not reliable, to include: it IS the Military, we ARE dealing with the APO/FPO/DPO. The only thing that does not change in the military is that things will change. PLEASE NOTE that a Contact is dropped off our active list 30 days PRIOR to their date leaving to help avoid mail bouncing.

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(Note 5.): The lines, "Contact with approx number of Soldiers:" and "Approx how may Female Soldiers:" have NOTHING to do with unit strength. They are approximately how many other Troops the Contacts believe they can get packages to. This helps you understand that you should not send 100 packages to someone who only deals with 10 Troops.
Don't forget that if your package is for a female Soldier, be sure to change "ATTN: Any Soldier®" to "ATTN: Any Female Soldier".

( Note 6.): This is simply where the unit this contact is from. This is NOT a true picture of the folks in the unit as most all units are made up of folks from all over the United States.) A "Composite Unit" is one made up of other units and is usually temporary for a particular mission.

( Note 7.): Updated APO/FPO/DPO mailing restrictions> courtesy of Oconus.com (gone now) (Note: About Restriction "U2": "U2 - Limited to First Class Letters", Box "R" is for retired personnel that live overseas and are still authorized an APO/FPO box. Their address will be something like Box 3345R. Doubt you will see anything like that in Afghanistan or Iraq or ...)(Please Note: Sometime in August 2013, Oconus.com changed the code on their page and our form doesn't work with them anymore, so a link to their page is the best we can do, sorry.)


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