DOD MANUAL 5110.04, VOLUME 2
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ANUAL FOR WRITTEN MATERIAL:
E
XAMPLES AND REFERENCE MATERIAL
Originating Component: Office of the Director of Administration and Management
Effective:
Change 1 Effective:
July 9, 2020
June 6, 2022
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD 5110.04-M, Volume 2, “DoD Manual for Written Material:
Examples and Reference Material,” October 26, 2010, as amended
Approved by: Lisa W. Hershman, Chief Management Officer of the Department of
Defense
Change 1 (Administrative)
Approved by: Christopher R. Choate, Chief, Directives Division
Purpose: This manual is composed of two volumes, each containing its own purpose. In accordance
with the authority in DoD Directive 5105.53, the January 11, 2021 Deputy Secretary of Defense
(DepSecDef) Memorandum, and the policy in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5025.13:
• This manual provides guidance for managing:
o The correspondence of the Secretary of Defense (SecDef), the DepSecDef, and the Executive
Secretary of the DoD (ExecSec)
o The correspondence of the OSD and DoD Components that is directed to the SecDef, the
DepSecDef, and the ExecSec.
• This volume:
o Provides authorized Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP)+4 codes and compatible street addresses for
SecDef, DepSecDef, ExecSec, OSD, and DoD Component correspondence.
o Provides examples and reference material for SecDef, DepSecDef, ExecSec, OSD, and DoD
Component correspondence.
