ZIP Code 09554 in FPO, AE

About ZIP Code 09554

FPO AE 09554 serves USS Bataan (LHD 5), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Commissioned on September 20, 1997, Bataan is named in honor of the Battle of Bataan, fought in the Philippines during the early months of World War II. The ship continues the legacy of honoring American and Filipino forces who defended the Bataan Peninsula against Japanese invasion in 1942.

USS Bataan displaces approximately 40,500 tons and is designed to transport and deploy Marines during amphibious operations. The ship can carry up to 1,900 Marines along with their vehicles, equipment, and aircraft including helicopters, tiltrotor aircraft, and AV-8B Harriers. Bataan features a 600-foot flight deck, well deck for launching landing craft, and extensive medical facilities including a hospital with operating rooms. The ship deploys regularly with Amphibious Ready Groups throughout the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Mail for personnel aboard LHD 5 routes through the Newark International Service Center. When addressing mail, use: Rank and Name, Division, USS Bataan (LHD 5), Unit 100309 Box number, FPO AE 09554. Delivery times vary from 7-10 days in port to 2-4 weeks during deployment depending on the ship's operational schedule and resupply opportunities.