Medical and Public Health Law Site TITLE: DoD Directive 5030.50, "Employment of Department of
Defense Resources in Support of the United States Postal Services", 04/13/1972 SUMMARY: This Directive establishes uniform Department Defense
policies, assigns responsibilities, and furnishes general guidance on the use of
Department of Defense resources to assist the United States Postal Service (USPS) to
safeguard, process, and deliver the mail when ordered by the President. It provides the
basis for the Secretary of the Army, as Executive Agent, to assign joint planning
responsibilities for rendering assistance to the USPS and, when ordered, to direct the
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