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		The Fast Carrier Task Force, known at different times as Task Force 38 and Task Force 58, was the main striking force of the United States Navy in the latter half of the Pacific War.
		TF 38 came into existence in August 1943, built around Saratoga">USS Saratoga, and under the command of Rear Admiral Frederick Sherman.
		The force became TF 38 again on 26 August 1944 under Admiral William Halsey, Jr.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Task_Force_38 (0 words)

	THE BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINE SEA Fast Carriers
		This force was the Pacific War's equivalent of the great gun-armed battlefleets of earlier conflicts.
		From early 1944 the Fast Carrier Force was known as 'Task Force 58' when serving under Admiral Spruance's Fifth Fleet, and as 'Task Force 38' when organised as part of Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet.
		For the Marianas operation, as 'Task Force 58,' the Force contained seven large fleet carriers and eight light carriers.
	www.angelfire.com /fm/odyssey/PHILIPPINE_SEA_Fast_Carriers_.htm (606 words)

	Pacific Typhoon, June 1945: document
		Task Group 38.1 rejoined Task Force 38 on Course 110°, Speed 12 knots and took Station #2 south of Task Group 38.4 in Fleet Formation 5 William, on Fleet Axis 290° both Task Groups zigzagging.
		CTF 38 informed by CTG 38.1 that the center of the storm as shown by radar was bearing 245° distance 40 miles from the Task Group moving on course 030° and that speed had been reduced to 12 knots due to John Rodgers steering casualty.
		Proceeded on course to assigned rendezvous with Task Force 38.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq102-5b.htm (3271 words)

	Northwest Progressive Institute Archive: Task force staff says new bridge best option
		Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that the Columbia River Crossing Task Force received the staff recommendation yesterday to tear down the existing spans of the Interstate Bridge and replace it.
		It's certainly not an enviable job to be on a task force with 38 other people, and it's probably less enviable to work for that task force.
		The task force has cleared some important hurdles, but their biggest challenges lie ahead: convincing the public and Congress to adopt a specific proposal.
	www.nwprogressive.org /weblog/2006/11/task-force-staff-says-new-bridge-best.html (731 words)

	Joint Task Force on Science Education (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Feedback provided by the task force may inform the work of each of the associations, but the task force does not set the policy or legislative priorities for the associations.
		Task Force members are expected to make every effort to attend all meetings.
		The task force will be co-chaired by one appointee from each association, selected by the presidents of the respective associations.
	www.csba.org /pa/science_education_task_force.htm (904 words)

	History of the USS Evans
		Task Group 52.14, which was operating about 15 miles to the southward, underwent an air attack resulting in damage to the USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE70).
		She arrived in the Marianas fueling area on July 10 and joined Task Group 50.17 to conduct fueling operations with Task Force 52 and Task Force 58, returning to Eniwetok on July 28.
		After conducting various fueling operations with Task Force 38, the Evans was assigned temporary duty with Task Force 38 and later assigned to Task Unit 94.6.2 (Ulithi Patrol and Escort Force).
	www.ussevans.org /history.htm (2526 words)

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		Task Force 38 was just completing Okinawa operations and in the three remaining days USS Bon Homme Richard flew CAP and launched day and night strikes against Okino Daito Jima.
		Unfavorable weather closed in on the task force and on 26 June 1952, the ship was detached to proceed to Sasebo for duty as the "ready" carrier.
		While en route to Yokosuka, she was suddenly called back to the task force to take the place of the USS Boxer which had been seriously damaged by a hanger deck fire.
	www.ussbhr.org /History_Page.htm (8175 words)

	Endgame: The Final Strikes on Japan, 10th Jly to 15th August, 1945
		Task Force 38, comprising three American carrier groups under Vice-Admiral John S. McCain, commanded by Rear-Admirals Thomas L. Sprague, Gerald F. Bogan (unusually strong) and Arthur W. Radford, had the assistance of the British Pacific Fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings, the British carrier group being under Vice-Admiral Sir Philip Vian.
		All of Task Force 38 sortied from Leyte on July 1st, slowly proceeding north by west, passing south of Iwo Jima and reaching a position 200nm to ist east on July 8th, fuelling there from ServRon 10 oilers.
		AA was heavy, and repeatedly, the Allied forces had to shoot enemy aircraft approaching the Task Force out of the sky.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/battles/end_of_japan.htm (1787 words)

	USS Oakland CL-95 United States Navy Third Fleet
		However, it should be noted that these forces had to cover the invasion fleet and the US land forces ashore, and that in addition the Japanese were able to deploy some hundreds of land-based aircraft against the American fleet.
		In fact Task Force 34 had not yet been formed, and all the ships, which it was expected to contain, were heading northwards with the American carriers.
		When the bulk of Task Force 34 was pulled out of the attack on Ozawa four of its cruisers and nine destroyers were detached under the command of Rear Admiral DuBose to proceed northward with the carriers.
	www.rtcol.com /~oakland/3rdfleet.html (4187 words)

	Bomis: The Games/Online/Roleplaying/Television and Movies/Star Trek/Play-By-E-Mail/Bravo Fleet/Task Force 38 Ring
		The USS Arizona, NCC-77021, is a Prometheus Class Starship serving in Task Force 38, Task Group 2.
		The USS Aralius, NCC-64791, is a Charleston Class Starship, serving in Task Force 38, Task Group 3.
		The USS Argus, NCC-63549, is a Nebula refit and is serving in Task Force 38, Task Group 4.
	www.bomis.com /rings/Nbravo_fleet-task_force_38-games (0 words)

	Bravo Fleet - Fleet Mission (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mobilize Task Forces 21, 38, 58, 67, and Starbase Group to staging area to prepare for missions.
		Mobilize remaining task forces to staging area to complete preparation and planning, and to hand out task force target assignments.
		Mobilize all task forces, except the Pegasus's group, under cloak, to their respective targets.
	www.bravofleet.com /academy/bf-fleetmission.htm (705 words)

	BB 55 during World War II - Typhoon
		Despite a northeasterly course in an attempt to escape the wrath of the storm, the typhoon center's closest point of approach to the task group on 8 November was 200 degrees at 45 nautical miles.
		The second typhoon occurred while three task groups of Task Force 38 were conducting air strikes in support of landings on Mindoro that occurred on 15 December 1944.
		The worsening weather forced the refueling to be discontinued in the early afternoon so not all ships were able to refuel.
	www.battleshipnc.com /history/bb55/wwii/battles/typhoon.php (667 words)

	ABC-Dir: Task
		Task Force 86 is one of Bravo Fleet's more diverse Task Forces.
		The USS Cochrane, NCC-80001, is an Intimidator Class Starship that is serving in Task Group 3, Beta Wing, Task Force...
		The May 4th Task Force at Kent State is the student organization which organizes the Annual May 4, 1970...
	www.abc-directory.com /view/task (250 words)

	Sandcastle V.I. - Carriers: Airpower at Sea - The Great Carrier War / Part 11
		Task Force 58, still under Admiral Mitscher, was now Task Force 38.
		In the second engagement, the Southern Force encountered the 7th Fleet's battleships in the Surigao Strait on October 25.
		Fearing that the Americans would next consolidate their forces in an attack on the Central Force, Admiral Kurita broke off his attack on the escort carriers of "Taffy 3" and withdraw his battleships through the San Bernadino Strait.
	www.sandcastlevi.com /sea/carriers/cvchap2k.htm (894 words)

	USS Twining (DD-540), Fletcher-class destroyer
		On 15 September 1944, the Twining left Eniwetok and reported to the Fast Carrier Task Force 38, and operated in support of the Palau invasion (19 September–28 September) and the initial raids on Luzon (21-22 September) proceeding to and replenishing at Ulithi Atoll from 1 October to 6 October.
		The Fleet sortied from Ulithi on 10 February 1945, now under the command of Admiral Spruance and known as "Famous Task Force 58" and proceeded to the home waters of the Japanese Empire where the initial Naval raids on Tokyo were carried out as a diversion for the support of the Iwo Jima occupation.
		We returned to Task Force 38 and have continued the air strikes until today, 15 August 1945, when we were informed that Japan had agreed to unconditional surrender terms and ordered to cease hostilities.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /fletcherclass/usstwining/index.html (825 words)

	HyperWar: Beans, Bullet and Black Oil [Chapter 21]
		In Task Group 38.3 the carrier Essex took her fuel from the Lackawanna and her replacement aircraft from the carrier escort Barnes, which later was detached with an escort and sent back to Manus to reload more aircraft.
		Task Force 38 struck and all vessels of the enemy were sunk except three destroyers, and these were badly mauled.
		Task Groups 38.4, 38.3, and 38.1 closed in and began fueling at 6 a.m., finishing at 3:15 p.m., after loading 383,000 barrels of fuel oil and 327,000 gallons of aviation gasoline.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/BBBO/BBBO-21.html (5174 words)

	The Fast Carriers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was divided into carrier task groups, each group containing typically between three and five carriers, and with each group having its own strong escort, a large number of cruisers and destroyers, and often two or more of the new fast battleships.
		From early 1944 the Fast Carrier Force was known as 'Task Force 58' when serving under Admiral Spruance's Fifth Fleet, and as 'Task Force 38' as part of Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet.
		The nucleus of the Fast Carrier Force consisted of the large fleet carriers of the Essex Class, augmented by the two surviving pre war carriers, Enterprise and Saratoga and the light fleet carriers of the Independence Class.
	www.ussessexcv9.org /Bravepages/fast.html (264 words)

	History for USS Shangri-La - CVS 38
		She rendezvoused with Task Group 50.8 on the morning of 24 MAY 1945, and joined Task Force 58 on 27 MAY 1945, to refuel.
		Despite the Japanese surrender, about 20 enemy planes were downed near the Task Force, seven of them within 20 minutes after Admiral Halsey's victory speech to the THIRD Fleet at 1300 on the 15th of August 1945.
		On 4 September 1945 the Task Group stood to the eastward of the Nanpo Shozo and DULUTH was detached for duty with Task Group 38.1 on the morning of 5 September 1945.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,200224\|730874,00.html (2908 words)

	Historical background to the 24th September 1944 attack on Japanese ships Coron Bay, Busuanga Island, Palawan Province, ...
		Tactical control of the Third Fleet rested with the air combat genius of the Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, who was in command of Task Force 38 from the aircraft carrier USS Lexington.
		Task Force 38 was engaged in the mission of naval air strikes against Japanese forces in the Philippines from Sept 21st to 24th 1944.
		Heavy air strikes against Japanese shipping in Manila Bay resulted in sinking 15 ships which forced the Japanese to move their remaining ships to other anchorages which they thought were out of range of US naval aircraft and land-based bombers.
	www.coronwrecks.com /history.htm (895 words)

	Major Crime Task Force: Lake County, IL
		The Task Force was formed in response to a mutual need to provide strong investigative resources and expertise to any county law enforcement agency.
		Through intergovernmental agreement, an increase from 25 to 38 positions for unit staffing was authorized and utilized by the 36 member agencies.
		As a participating member, the Sheriff's Office contributes four investigators to the unit and continues to furnish an office facility where the business of the task force is conducted.
	www.co.lake.il.us /sheriff/programs/tforce.asp (147 words)

	Mission (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As the Allied landings began in the Leyte Gulf area on October 24, 1944, Admiral Halsey ordered Task Force 38 to move to the north in search of a Japanese fleet of carriers and support ships reportedly steaming south in the area off Cape Engano.
		Admiral Ozawa, commander of the Japanese Northern Force, was on a suicide mission to lure Allied naval forces away from the Leyte area.
		Task Force 38 had turned south towards Leyte.
	www.sinclair.edu /sec/his103/diary/tm02.htm (388 words)

	Hancock (CV-19)
		The surviving attackers then turned tail, and the task force was thereafter unmolested as they sailed toward the Philippines to support the landings at Leyte.
		Hancock was reassigned to Carrier Task Group 58.3 with which she struck the Nansei-shoto islands 23 through 27 March and Minami Daito Jima and Kyushu at the end of the month.
		She was a unit of powerful carrier task groups taking station off Taiwan when the Nationalist Chinese islands of Quemoy and Matsu were threatened with Communist invasion in August 1958.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/carriers/cv19.htm (2525 words)

	Leyte Gulf
		McCain's force contained 5 carriers that would be needed to defend the passage ways to the invasion area from Japanese attack.
		The force is slow moving because of Halsey inexperience in tactics.
		Task Force 58 be reformed under Adm. Mitscher and would remain unopposed for the remainder war with the exception for the Kamikaze attacks during the Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations.
	history.sandiego.edu /gen/WW2Timeline/LUTZ/leyte.html (1899 words)

	Sumner's Action Report
		After fueling on 12 November, Task Group 38.4 proceeded to vicinity 15-30N, 123-30E in company with Task Group's 38.1 and 38.3 to launch strike against central and southern Luzon at dawn 13 November in accordance with Commander Third Fleet's 111125 of November.
		Task groups retired to eastward at sunset and rendezvous with Task Group 38.5 at 0000, 14 Nov. in vicinity 15-30N, 125-30E.
		Task Force reversed course to return to strike launching point.
	www.dd-692.com /nov44ar.htm (1367 words)

	Tokyo Raids: February 16 - 17, 1945
		Halsey's Third Fleet and Admiral John S. McCain's Task Force 38, became the Fifth Fleet, commanded by Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, and Task Force 58, under Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher.
		TF 58's mission was to draw Japan's attention away from the impending landings, and hinder Japan's ability to throw air attacks against the landing forces.
		Excitement over approaching so close to the enemy's home mixed with apprehension due to knowledge that for more than half of TF 58's air groups, this was their first mission.
	www.cv6.org /1945/tokyo/default.htm (933 words)

	NGLTF Releases 1997 Capital Gains And Losses Report \| National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
		Since the Task Force began tracking activity in state legislatures in 1995, the number of GLBT related measures has increased each year.
		In the meantime, the right wing's rallying around a homophobic state adoption worker in Texas is indicative of the attacks on GLBT families that occurred in state legislatures in 1997 and foretells a likely increase in such attacks during the 1998 state legislative session.
		The 46 anti-marriage bills represented 38% of the unfavorable bills introduced, and 53% of all the unfavorable that were passed into law.
	www.thetaskforce.org /press/releases/pr101_121197 (719 words)

	USS Nicholas (DD-449) — Japan. September 1945
		I was serving on board Nicholas and we were operating with Halsey’s Task Force 38 off the coast of Japan.
		We were assigned to Task Group 38.4, of of four Task Groups of Task Force 38.
		Since the details of the official surrender had to be worked out, TF 38 continued to operate off the coast of Japan.
	www.ussnicholas.org /1945japan.html (486 words)

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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Fast Carrier Task Force
		The Fast Carrier Task Force, known at different times as Task Force 38 and Task Force 58, was the main striking force of the United States Navy in the latter half of the Pacific War.
		TF 38 came into existence in August 1943, built around USS Saratoga, and under the command of Rear Admiral Frederick Sherman.
		The force became TF 38 again on 26 August 1944 under Admiral William Halsey, Jr.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/TF_58 (268 words)

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