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The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) consists of ships of the United States, mostly merchant vessels, that have been mothballed but can be activated within 20 to 120 days to provide shipping during national military emergencies, or non-military emergencies such as commercial shipping crises.
Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ships of the National Defense Reserve Fleet are owned, crewed, and maintained by the civilian United States Maritime Administration, but come under control of the Military Sealift Command when activated. The MSC Sealift Program's Surge Project Office is responsible for RRF activities.
When the United States Maritime Commission was abolished on May 24, 1950, its functions were split between the Federal Maritime Board which was responsible for regulating shipping and awarding subsidies for construction and operation of merchant vessels, and Maritime Administration, which was responsible for administering subsidy programs, maintaining the national defense reserve merchant ...
The government of the U.S. state of Ohio consists of the executive, [1] judicial, [2] and legislative [3] branches. Its basic structure is set forth in the Constitution and law of Ohio . Executive branch
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NDRF may refer to: National Defense Reserve Fleet , consists of "mothballed" ships used to provide shipping for the United States during national emergencies National Design & Research Forum , a forum of the Institution of Engineers (India)
Part of the James River Fleet in 1990 Decommissioned destroyers on James River in 1993 Inactive U.S. Navy auxiliary ships of the James River Reserve Fleet (1996) The James River Reserve Fleet (JRRF) is located on the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia at ( 37°07′13″N 76°38′47″W / 37.120393°N 76.646469°W / 37. ...
Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954 , 29991467 Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy , Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC.