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1948-1953 (Creation)
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5 files of textual records
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Series consists of 5 files regarding the United States Navy Task Forces during 1948 to 1953. Includes reports. The major subjects covered include: Arctic regions; equipment and supplies; weather services; Canada-US military relations; military cooperation; cargo handling; and weather stations. There is also information on the following operations: NANOOK II, NANOOK 51, NANOOK 52 and NANOOK 53. The series is arranged in numerical order by Kardex reference number.
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Task force (TF) is a unit or formation established to work on a defined task or activity. It was first introduced by the United States Navy and the term is now a standard part of NATO terminology. A task force can be created using ships from different divisions and squadrons and without requiring a fleet reorganization. In the United States Navy, task force is an organization that is assigned to fulfill a mission and that is also composed of ships, aircrafts, submarines, military land forces or shore service units. The emphasis is placed on the individual commander of the unit, and references to “CTF [Commander, Task Force]” are common.
In the U.S. Navy, task forces have been assigned a 2 digit number where the even numbers are assigned to the Atlantic and the odd to the Pacific. “This resulted in adding fleet designations to the titles of the various forces in the theater: Naval Forces, Europe, became the Twelfth Fleet; South Atlantic Force the Fourth Fleet; and Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters, the Eighth Fleet. The Atlantic Fleet, itself, was designated the Second Fleet. The standardization of fleet designation led to a definite system in task force designation. A force was numbered with two digits - the first being that of the fleet from which the force was taken and the second indicating the sequence in that fleet. Task groups within a force were numbered by an additional digit separated from the TF number by a decimal point. To indicate a task unit within a group, another decimal point and digit were added. Thus, the third task unit of the fifth task group of the second task force of the Sixth Fleet would be numbered 62.5.3. This arrangement was typically abbreviated. Task force is broken down as following: task force, task group, task unit, and task element.