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.navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style> </div> <p>A <b>task force</b> (<b>TF</b>) is a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Military_organization?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Military organization">unit or formation</a> established to work on a single defined task or activity. Originally introduced by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_States_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-RobTFs_1-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-RobTFs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the term has now caught on for general usage and is a standard part of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/NATO?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="NATO">NATO</a> terminology. Many non-military organizations now create "task forces" or task groups for temporary activities that might have once been performed by <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ad_hoc?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ad hoc">ad hoc (designated purpose)</a></i> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Committee?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Committee">committees</a>. In non-military contexts, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Working_group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Working group">working groups</a> are sometimes called task forces.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Naval"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Naval</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#United_States_Navy"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">United States Navy</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#History"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Designation"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Designation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#United_States_Marine_Corps"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">United States Marine Corps</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Royal_Navy"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Royal Navy</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Lettered_task_forces"><span class="tocnumber">1.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Lettered task forces</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Numbered_task_forces"><span class="tocnumber">1.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Numbered task forces</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Post-World_War_II"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Post-World War II</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#French_Navy"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">French Navy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Other"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Other</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Army"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Army</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Government"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Government</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Business"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Business</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Other_data_regarding_US_task_forces"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Other data regarding US task forces</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Further_reading"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Further reading</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Naval">Naval</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Naval" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="navbox-styles"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"> </div> <p>The concept of a naval task force is as old as navies, and prior to that time the assembly of ships for naval operations was referred to as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Naval_fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Naval fleet">fleets</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Division_(naval)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Division (naval)">divisions</a>, or on the smaller scale, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Squadron_(naval)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Squadron (naval)">squadrons</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flotilla?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flotilla">flotillas</a>.</p> <p>Before <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/World_War_II?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="World War II">World War II</a> ships were collected into <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Division_(naval)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Division (naval)">divisions</a> derived from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>'s "division" of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Line_of_battle?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Line of battle">line of battle</a> in which one squadron usually remained under the direct command of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiral of the Fleet">Admiral of the Fleet</a>, one squadron was commanded by a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vice_Admiral?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral">Vice Admiral</a>, and one by a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rear_Admiral?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear Admiral">Rear Admiral</a>, each flying a different <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_command_flags_of_the_Royal_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of command flags of the Royal Navy">command flag</a>, hence the terms <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flagship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flagship">flagship</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flag_officer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flag officer">flag officer</a>. The names "Vice" (second) and "Rear" might have derived from sailing positions within the line at the moment of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Engagement_(military)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Engagement (military)">engagement</a>. In the late 19th century ships were collected in numbered <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Squadron_(naval)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Squadron (naval)">squadrons</a>, which were assigned to named (such as the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Asiatic_Fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Asiatic Fleet">Asiatic Fleet</a>) and later numbered <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Naval_fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Naval fleet">fleets</a>.</p> <p>A task force can be assembled using ships from different divisions and squadrons, without requiring a formal and permanent fleet reorganization, and can be easily dissolved following completion of the operational task. The task force concept worked very well, and by the end of World War II about 100 task forces had been created in the U.S. Navy alone.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="United_States_Navy">United States Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: United States Navy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_States_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>, task forces are generally temporary organizations composed of particular ships, aircraft, submarines, military land forces, or shore service units, assigned to fulfill certain missions. The emphasis is placed on the individual commander of the unit, and references to "Commander, Task Force" ("CTF") are common.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="History">History</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In the U.S. Navy, task forces as part of numbered fleets have been assigned a two-digit number since March 1943, when Commander-in-Chief, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_States_Fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United States Fleet">United States Fleet</a>, Admiral <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ernest_J._King?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ernest J. King">Ernest J. King</a> assigned odd fleets to those in the Pacific, and even fleets to those in the Atlantic.</p> <p>The Second Fleet was assigned the Atlantic Fleet, with the Fourth Fleet being assigned to the South Atlantic Force, the Eighth Fleet being assigned to Naval Forces, Northwest African waters, and the Twelfth Fleet assigned to the Naval Forces, Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The United States Navy has used numbered task forces in the same way since 1945. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Defense?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Department of Defense">U.S. Department of Defense</a> often forms a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Joint_Task_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Task Force">Joint Task Force</a> if the force includes units from other services. Joint Task Force 1 was the atomic bomb test force during the post–World War II <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Operation_Crossroads?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Operation Crossroads">Operation Crossroads</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>In naval terms, the multinational (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Australia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_States?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United States">United States</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Canada?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Canada">Canada</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/New_Zealand?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>) <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Combined_Communications_Electronics_Board?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined Communications Electronics Board">Combined Communications Electronics Board</a> mandates through Allied Communications Publication 113 (ACP 113) the present system, which allocated numbers from 1 to 834.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, the Royal Navy's <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/HMS_Illustrious_(R06)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="HMS Illustrious (R06)">Illustrious</a></i> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Carrier_battle_group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Carrier battle group">battle group</a> in 2000 for Exercise Linked Seas, subsequently deployed to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Operation_Palliser?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Palliser">Operation Palliser</a>, was Task Group 342.1.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/French_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> is allocated the series TF 470–474, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_473?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force 473">Task Force 473</a> has been used recently for an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Enduring_Freedom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Enduring Freedom">Enduring Freedom</a> task force deployment built around the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/French_aircraft_carrier_Charles_de_Gaulle_(R91)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91)">French aircraft carrier <i>Charles de Gaulle</i> (R91)</a>. Task Force 142 is the U.S. Navy's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Operational Test and Evaluation Force">Operational Test and Evaluation Force</a>.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Designation">Designation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Designation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The first digit of a task force designation is that of its parent fleet while the second is sequential. A task force may be made up of groups, each made up of units. Task groups within a force are numbered by an additional digit separated from the TF number by a decimal point. Task units within a group are indicated by an additional decimal. For example, "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 system extends further to task elements, individual ships in a task group. This arrangement was typically abbreviated, so references like <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/TF_11?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="TF 11">TF 11</a> are commonly seen.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Task units are sometimes nicknamed "Taffy", as in "Taffy 3" of Task Force 77, formally Task Unit 77.4.3. There is no requirement for uniqueness over time (e.g., the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/United_States_Seventh_Fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="United States Seventh Fleet">United States Seventh Fleet</a> used TF 76 in World War II, and off Vietnam, and continued to use TF 70–79 numberings throughout the rest of the twentieth century, and up to 2012).</p> <dl> <dt> List </dt> </dl> <ul> <li>Task Force 1 in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/U.S._Atlantic_Fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Atlantic Fleet">U.S. Atlantic Fleet</a>. Used as Army/Navy Joint Task Force 1 during <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Operation_Crossroads?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Operation Crossroads">Operation Crossroads</a> and then as Task Force 1 during <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Operation_Sea_Orbit?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Operation Sea Orbit">Operation Sea Orbit</a> (solely U.S. Navy).</li> <li>Task Forces 2–10 in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/U.S._Atlantic_Fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Atlantic Fleet">U.S. Atlantic Fleet</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_11?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force 11">Task Force 11</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_16?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force 16">Task Force 16</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_17?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force 17">Task Force 17</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_Force_18&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Task Force 18 (page does not exist)">Task Force 18</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_Force_19&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Task Force 19 (page does not exist)">Task Force 19</a>, the reinforcement of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Iceland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>, in July 1941.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_31?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force 31">Task Force 31</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_Force_34&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Task Force 34 (page does not exist)">Task Force 34</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_37?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force 37">Task Force 37</a>, a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Carrier_battle_group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Carrier battle group">Carrier Battle Group</a> of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_Pacific_Fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British Pacific Fleet">British Pacific Fleet</a> redesignated from Task Force 57 in May 1945 conducting operations in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_China_Sea?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="South China Sea">South China Sea</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ryukyu Islands">Ryukyu Islands</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Seto_Inland_Sea?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Seto Inland Sea">Japanese Inland Sea</a> during <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/World_War_II?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="World War II">World War II</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_38?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force 38">Task Force 38</a>, a Carrier Battle Group of the US Navy which served in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pacific_Ocean?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pacific Ocean">Central Pacific</a> during World War II</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_44?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force 44">Task Force 44</a>, a combined USN and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Australian Navy">RAN</a> force formed as a part of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Area_(command)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Pacific Area (command)">South West Pacific Area (command)</a> following the disbandment of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ANZAC_Squadron?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="ANZAC Squadron">ANZAC Squadron</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_57?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force 57">Task Force 57</a>, a Carrier Battle Group of the British Pacific Fleet established in March 1945 as detailed above</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_58?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force 58">Task Force 58</a>, a Carrier Battle Group of the US Navy which served in the Central Pacific during World War II</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_61?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force 61">Task Force 61</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_77_(U.S._Navy)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force 77 (U.S. Navy)">Task Force 77</a>—including "Taffy 3", or Task Unit 77.4.3, which gained significant fame during the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battle_off_Samar?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battle off Samar">Battle off Samar</a> during the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battle of Leyte Gulf">Battle of Leyte Gulf</a>. Task Force 77 continued in existence, and was deployed to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sea_of_Japan?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sea of Japan">Sea of Japan</a> during the Korean War, and in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gulf of Tonkin">Gulf of Tonkin</a> during the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vietnam_War?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_80?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force 80">Task Force 80</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_Force_88,_(Operation_Dragoon)&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Task Force 88, (Operation Dragoon) (page does not exist)">Task Force 88</a></li> <li>Task Force 129, during the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bombardment_of_Cherbourg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Bombardment of Cherbourg">Bombardment of Cherbourg</a>, 1944</li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="United_States_Marine_Corps">United States Marine Corps</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: United States Marine Corps" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>See <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Marine_air-ground_task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine air-ground task force">Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF)</a> for a description of the three standard combined arms task force organizations employed by the USMC.</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Royal_Navy">Royal Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Royal Navy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Main article: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/List_of_task_forces_of_the_Royal_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="List of task forces of the Royal Navy">List of task forces of the Royal Navy</a> </div> <p>Earlier in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/World_War_II?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="World War II">Second World War</a>, the British <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> had already devised its own system of <i>Forces,</i> they mainly assigned a letter occasionally a number some of the task forces are listed below .</p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Lettered_task_forces">Lettered task forces</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Lettered task forces" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Force_A&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Force A (page does not exist)">Force A</a></li> </ul> <p>Originally stationed at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Malta?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Malta">Malta</a> took part in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battle_of_Calabria?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battle of Calabria">Battle of Calabria</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1940 it transferred <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Trincomalee?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Trincomalee">Trincomalee</a> and was a component of the (fast force) of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eastern_Fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Fleet">Eastern Fleet</a> during the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Indian_Ocean_raid?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Indian Ocean raid">Indian Ocean raid</a> April to May 1942.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Force_B?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Force B">Force B</a></li> </ul> <p>Originally stationed at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Malta?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Malta">Malta</a>, took part in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battle_of_Calabria?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battle of Calabria">Battle of Calabria</a> on 9 July 1940, took part in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Spartivento?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battle of Cape Spartivento">Battle of Cape Spartivento</a>, 27 November 1940, was involved in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/First_Battle_of_Sirte?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="First Battle of Sirte">First Battle of Sirte</a>, 17 December 1941 it then moved to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Trincomalee?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Trincomalee">Trincomalee</a> in March 1942 was a component (slow force) of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eastern_Fleet?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Fleet">Eastern Fleet</a> during the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Indian_Ocean_raid?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Indian Ocean raid">Indian Ocean raid</a> April to May 1942.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Force_H?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Force H">Force H</a></li> </ul> <p>Formed as part of a number of hunting task groups on 5 October 1939 as a prelude to Battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939 and part of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_South_Atlantic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic">South America Division</a> after which it was stationed at, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gibraltar?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a>, took part in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Operation_Catapult?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Catapult">Operation Catapult</a>, 3 July 1940, took part in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Operation_Rhein%C3%BCbung?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Operation Rheinübung">Operation Rheinübung</a> 19 May - 15 June 1941.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Force_K?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Force K">Force K</a></li> </ul> <p>Part of a number of hunting task groups on 5 October 1939 as a prelude to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battle_of_the_River_Plate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battle of the River Plate">Battle of the River Plate</a>, 13 December 1939 based in Freetown it was then stationed at, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Malta?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Malta">Malta</a>, took part in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battle_of_the_Tarigo_Convoy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battle of the Tarigo Convoy">Battle of the Tarigo Convoy</a>, 16 April 1941, was involved in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/First_Battle_of_Sirte?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="First Battle of Sirte">First Battle of Sirte</a>, 17 December 1941 then moved to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Freetown?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Freetown">Freetown</a> in December 1941.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Force_Z?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Force Z">Force Z</a>, was stationed at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Singapore?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, known for the destruction of its two capital ships in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sinking_of_Prince_of_Wales_and_Repulse?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse">Sinking of <i>Prince of Wales</i> and <i>Repulse</i></a>.</li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"> <h4 id="Numbered_task_forces">Numbered task forces</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Numbered task forces" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Force_1_(Royal_Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Force 1 (Royal Navy) (page does not exist)">Force 1</a></li> </ul> <p>Formed to deal with the Tirpitz Sortie against convoys <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Convoy_PQ_12?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Convoy PQ 12">PQ 12</a> and QP8, 6–13 March 1942.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Force_62&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Force 62 (page does not exist)">Force 62</a></li> </ul> <p>Formed 13 May 1945 and took part in the Battle off Penang - the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battle_of_the_Malacca_Strait?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battle of the Malacca Strait">Battle of the Malacca Strait</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_57_(Royal_Navy)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force 57 (Royal Navy)">Task Force 57</a>, later renamed Task Force 37 (USN-allocated names for a Carrier Battle Group of the British Pacific Fleet in 1945).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Post-World_War_II">Post-World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Post-World War II" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>During Operation Corporate of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Falklands_War?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Falklands War">Falklands War</a> in 1982 Royal Navy forces assembled as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_naval_forces_in_the_Falklands_War?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="British naval forces in the Falklands War">Task Force 317</a>, often referred to in general use as "The Task Force", to achieve sea and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Air_supremacy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Air supremacy">air supremacy</a> in the Falklands <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Total_Exclusion_Zone?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Total Exclusion Zone">Total Exclusion Zone</a>, before the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Amphibious_warfare?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Amphibious warfare">amphibious forces</a> arrived.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="French_Navy">French Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=10&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: French Navy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/French_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="French Navy">French Navy</a> uses the name Task Force 473 to designate any power projection by the sea. This Task Force can be composed of a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Carrier_battle_group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Carrier battle group">carrier battle group</a> articulated around the aircraft carrier <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/French_aircraft_carrier_Charles_de_Gaulle?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle"><i>Charles de Gaulle</i></a>, or it can be composed of an amphibious group articulated around a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mistral-class_amphibious_assault_ship?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Mistral-class amphibious assault ship"><i>Mistral</i>-class amphibious assault ship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=11&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Other" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In Argentina, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Argentine_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Argentine Navy">Navy</a> Task Units of Task Group (<i>Grupo de Tareas</i>) <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=G.T.3.3&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="G.T.3.3 (page does not exist)">G.T.3.3</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grupo_de_tareas_3.3" class="extiw" title="es:Grupo de tareas 3.3">es</a>]</span> were responsible for thousands of instances of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Forced_disappearance?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Forced disappearance">forced disappearance</a>, torture and illegal execution of Argentine civilians, many of whom were incarcerated in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Higher_School_of_Mechanics_of_the_Navy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher School of Mechanics of the Navy">Higher School of Mechanics of the Navy</a> detention center during the 1976–1983 military dictatorship.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>During the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Falklands_War?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Falklands War">Falklands War</a> in 1982 the Argentine Navy formed three smaller <i>Grupos de Tareas</i> (Task Groups) for pincer movements against the Royal Navy.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Army">Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=12&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Army" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>In the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/U.S._Army?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a>, a task force is a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battalion?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battalion">battalion</a>-sized (usually, although there are variations in size) <i>ad hoc</i> unit formed by attaching smaller elements of other units. A <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Company_(military_unit)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Company (military unit)">company</a>-sized unit with an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Armored_warfare?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Armored warfare">armored</a> or <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mechanized_infantry?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mechanized infantry">mechanized infantry</a> unit attached is called a <i>company team</i>. A similar unit at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Brigade?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Brigade">brigade</a> level is called a <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Brigade_combat_team?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Brigade combat team">brigade combat team</a></i> (BCT), and there is also a similar <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Regimental_combat_team?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Regimental combat team">Regimental combat team</a></i> (RCT).</p> <p>In the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_Army?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British Army">British Army</a> and the armies of other <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth countries</a>, such units are traditionally known as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Battlegroup_(army)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Battlegroup (army)">battlegroups</a>.</p> <p>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/1st_Australian_Task_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="1st Australian Task Force">1st Australian Task Force</a> (1 ATF) was a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Brigade?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Brigade">brigade</a>-sized formation which commanded <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Australian_Army?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Australian Army">Australian</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/New_Zealand_Army?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="New Zealand Army">New Zealand Army</a> units deployed to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_Vietnam?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="South Vietnam">South Vietnam</a> between 1966 and 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More recently, Australian task forces have been designated to cover temporary support elements such the battalion-sized force which operated in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Urozgan_Province?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Urozgan Province">Urozgan Province</a>, Afghanistan from 2006 to 2013,<sup id="cite_ref-APH_Afghanistan_chronology_as_of_2010_14-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-APH_Afghanistan_chronology_as_of_2010-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Northern_Territory_National_Emergency_Response?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Northern Territory National Emergency Response">Northern Territory Emergency Response Task Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=13&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Government" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>In government or business a task force is a temporary organization created to solve a particular problem. It is considered to be a more formal <i>ad hoc</i> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Committee?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Committee">committee</a>.</p> <p>A <b>taskforce</b>, or more commonly, task force, is a special committee, usually of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Expert?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Expert">experts</a>, formed expressly for the purpose of studying a particular problem. The task force usually performs some sort of an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Audit?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Audit">audit</a> to assess the current situation, then draws up a list of all the current problems present and evaluates which ones merit fixing and which ones are actually fixable. The task force would then formulate a set of solutions to the problems and pick the "best" solution to each problem, as determined by some set of standards. For example, a task force set up to eliminate excessive government spending might consider a "best" solution to be one that saves the most money. Normally, the task force then presents its findings and proposed solutions to the institution that called for its formation; it is then up to the institution itself to actually act upon the task force's recommendations.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Business">Business</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=14&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Business" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <p>In business, task forces are initiated similar to military situations to form an ad hoc group of persons that focus on a specific subject, which needs urgent addressing, resolutions or results.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subject-specific task forces are very common.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NASA lessons contain information from different task forces.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Other_data_regarding_US_task_forces">Other data regarding US task forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=15&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Other data regarding US task forces" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <ul> <li>Some task forces are named after their commander, such as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dunsterforce?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dunsterforce">Dunsterforce</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_Tarawa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force Tarawa">Task Force Tarawa</a>, the name given the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2nd_Marine_Expeditionary_Brigade?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade">2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade</a> during the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2003 invasion of Iraq">2003 invasion of Iraq</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a>. They were a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Marine_Air-Ground_Task_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine Air-Ground Task Force">Marine Air-Ground Task Force</a> commanded by Brigadier General Richard Natonski, attached to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/I_Marine_Expeditionary_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="I Marine Expeditionary Force">I Marine Expeditionary Force</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_Leatherneck?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force Leatherneck">Task Force Leatherneck</a> is the name given the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade during their 2009 operations in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. They are a Marine Air-Ground Task Force commanded by Brigadier General Larry Nicholson, assigned to work under the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="International Security Assistance Force">International Security Assistance Force</a>.</li> <li>US Army <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_Force_Lethal&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Task Force Lethal (page does not exist)">Task Force Lethal</a> is the name for 2-12 Infantry battalion out of Fort Carson, Colorado. Part of the Army's 4th Infantry Division, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment Task Force Lethal. Some of the heaviest firefights US troops were engaged in were in the Kunar province by teams of Task Force Lethal, there to replace members of the 173rd Airborne units and their outpost Restrepo. Task Force Lethal is assigned to work as part of the International Security Assistance Force. Task Force Lethal prides itself as one of the Army's premier multi-task light Infantry units that has trained at home in the mountainous regions of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and excels at high altitude warfare. The commandos of Task Force Lethal have remained one of the US Army's most elite task forces in the global <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/War_on_Terror?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="War on Terror">War on Terror</a> since the start in 2003.</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_Force_1-41_Infantry?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task Force 1-41 Infantry">Task Force 1-41 Infantry</a> was a U.S. Army heavy battalion task force which took part in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Gulf_War?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a> of January–March 1991. Task Force 1-41 Infantry was the first coalition force to breach the Saudi Arabian border on 15 February 1991 and conduct ground combat operations in Iraq engaging in direct and indirect fire fights with the enemy on 17 February 1991. It consisted primarily of the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, and the 4th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, all being part of the 2nd Armored Division (Forward), based at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Bremen, in the Federal Republic of Germany.</li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Task_force&action=edit&section=16&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Internet Engineering Task Force">Internet Engineering Task Force</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Joint_Task_Force?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Task Force">Joint Task Force</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kampfgruppe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kampfgruppe">Kampfgruppe</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Space_Task_Group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Space Task Group">Space Task Group</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Task_management?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Task management">Task management</a></li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" 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interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_Force_(Milit%25C3%25A4r)" title="Task Force (Militär) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Task Force (Militär)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25CE%2594%25CF%258D%25CE%25BD%25CE%25B1%25CE%25BC%25CE%25B7_%25CE%25BA%25CF%2581%25CE%25BF%25CF%258D%25CF%2583%25CE%25B7%25CF%2582" title="Δύναμη κρούσης – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Δύναμη κρούσης" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerza_de_tareas" title="Fuerza de tareas – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Fuerza de tareas" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25DA%25AF%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588%25D9%2587_%25D8%25B6%25D8%25B1%25D8%25A8%25D8%25AA" title="گروه ضربت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="گروه ضربت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_op%25C3%25A9rationnelle" title="Force opérationnelle – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Force opérationnelle" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25ED%2583%259C%25EC%258A%25A4%25ED%2581%25AC_%25ED%258F%25AC%25EC%258A%25A4" title="태스크 포스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="태스크 포스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satuan_tugas" title="Satuan tugas – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Satuan tugas" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_force" title="Task force – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Task force" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasukan_petugas" title="Pasukan petugas – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pasukan petugas" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E3%2582%25BF%25E3%2582%25B9%25E3%2582%25AF%25E3%2583%2595%25E3%2582%25A9%25E3%2583%25BC%25E3%2582%25B9" title="タスクフォース – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="タスクフォース" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeidsgruppe" title="Arbeidsgruppe – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Arbeidsgruppe" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%25C3%25B2r%25C3%25A7a_operacionala" title="Fòrça operacionala – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Fòrça operacionala" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/For%25C3%25A7a-tarefa" title="Força-tarefa – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Força-tarefa" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%259E%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B2%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0%25D1%258F_%25D0%25B3%25D1%2580%25D1%2583%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B0_(%25D0%25B2%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B9%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA)" title="Оперативная группа (войск) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Оперативная группа (войск)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_force" title="Task force – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Task force" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insatsstyrka" title="Insatsstyrka – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Insatsstyrka" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25E0%25B8%2581%25E0%25B8%25AD%25E0%25B8%2587%25E0%25B8%2581%25E0%25B8%25B3%25E0%25B8%25A5%25E0%25B8%25B1%25E0%25B8%2587%25E0%25B9%2580%25E0%25B8%2589%25E0%25B8%259E%25E0%25B8%25B2%25E0%25B8%25B0%25E0%25B8%2581%25E0%25B8%25B4%25E0%25B8%2588" title="กองกำลังเฉพาะกิจ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="กองกำลังเฉพาะกิจ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li> <li 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