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afloat pre-positioning force

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-000023

Ships maintained in full operational status to pre-position military equipment and supplies afloat in support of combatant commanders’ operation plans.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-000023
FieldDefense and military
AbbreviationAPF
ReferencesJP 3-36
See alsomaritime pre-positioning ship
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-000023",
  "term": "afloat pre-positioning force",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "Ships maintained in full operational status to pre-position military equipment and supplies afloat in support of combatant commanders’ operation plans.",
  "abbreviation": "APF",
  "see_also": [
    "maritime pre-positioning ship"
  ],
  "references": [
    "JP 3-36"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/afloat-pre-positioning-force/"
}

Record 23 of 1,781 in Defense and military terminology (MLC-0115). Request the full dataset.