TAF
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TAF may refer to:
- Turkish Air ForceTurkish Air ForceThe Turkish Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. It ranks 3rd in NATO in terms of fleet size behind the USAF and Royal Air Force with a current inventory of 798 aircraft .-Initial stages:...
- Tactical air forceTactical Air ForceThe term Tactical Air Force was used by the air forces of the British Commonwealth during the later stages of World War II, for formations of more than one fighter group. A tactical air force was intended to achieve air supremacy and perform ground attack missions...
, a formation of the air forces of the British Commonwealth during and after World War II:- Australian First Tactical Air ForceAustralian First Tactical Air ForceThe Australian First Tactical Air Force was formed on 25 October 1944 by the Royal Australian Air Force . Its purpose was to provide a mobile force of fighter and ground attack aircraft that could support Allied army and naval units fighting the Empire of Japan in the South West Pacific Area...
- South West Pacific Area - Desert Air ForceDesert Air ForceThe Desert Air Force , also known chronologically as Air Headquarters Western Desert, Air Headquarters Libya, AHQ Western Desert, the Western Desert Air Force, Desert Air Force, and the First Tactical Air Force , was an Allied tactical air force initially created from No...
(later known as the First Tactical Air Force) - North Africa and later Italy - RAF Second Tactical Air ForceRAF Second Tactical Air ForceThe former RAF Second Tactical Air Force was one of three tactical air forces within the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War...
- Northern Europe - RAF Third Tactical Air ForceRAF Third Tactical Air ForceThe RAF Third Tactical Air Force , which was formed in South Asia in December 1943, was one of three tactical air forces formed by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It was made up of squadrons and personnel from the RAF and the air forces of the British Commonwealth...
- South Asia - Northwest African Tactical Air ForceNorthwest African Tactical Air ForceThe Northwest African Tactical Air Force was a sub-command of the Northwest African Air Forces which itself was a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command...
- Australian First Tactical Air Force
- TAF Linhas AéreasTAF Linhas AereasTAF Linhas Aereas is an airline based in Fortaleza, Brazil. It operates regional passenger and cargo services.- History :The airline was established and started operations in 1971 by pilot Ariston Pessoa de Araujo. It was formerly Taxi Aéreo Fortaleza....
, a Brazilian airline - Tokyo International Anime FairTokyo International Anime FairThe Tokyo International Anime Fair also known as Tokyo International Animation Fair is one of the largest anime trade fairs in the world, held annually in Japan. The first event was held in 2002 as "Tokyo International Anime Fair 21". The event is held at Tokyo Big Sight, a convention and...
, an anime trade fair held annually in Japan - The Athlete's FootThe Athlete's FootThe Athlete's Foot is a franchisor of athletic footwear.In 1971, David Lando realized that athletic shoes were by far the highest selling product in his store. That year, he and his son, Michael Lando, opened the first Athlete's Foot store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first athletic...
, a retail supplier of shoes and other sports apparel - Terminal Aerodrome ForecastTerminal Aerodrome ForecastIn meteorology and aviation, TAF is a format for reporting weather forecast information, particularly as it relates to aviation. "TAF" is an acronym of Terminal Aerodrome Forecast or, in some countries, Terminal Area Forecast....
, an encoded format for weather reports - Treno ad alta frequentazioneTreno ad alta frequentazioneALe 426/506 TAF is an Italian Electric Multiple Unit used mainly on commuter regional trains.Two different companies employ them: Trenitalia and Ferrovie Nord Milano ....
, an Italian railway vehicle - Taiwanese American FoundationTaiwanese American FoundationThe Taiwanese American Foundation is an organization working in the Taiwanese immigrant community of the US.Its main activity is a week-long summer camp for elementary school through college students in the first or second week of August at a college campus in the Midwest...
, an organization working in the Taiwanese immigrant community of the US - Trim and FitTrim and FitThe Trim and Fit program was a weight loss program that targeted child obesity in Singapore schools between 1992 and 2007. Introduced by the Ministry of Education, schoolchildren under the program were educated on nutrition, calorie control, and participated in intense physical exercise and...
, a former school anti-obesity program in Singapore - TBP-associated factors, a term used in genetics
- Term Auction FacilityTerm auction facilityThe Term Auction Facility is a temporary program managed by the United States Federal Reserve designed to "address elevated pressures in short-term funding markets." Under the program the Fed auctions collateralized loans with terms of 28 and 84 days to depository institutions that are "in...
, an instrument of monetary policy introduced in US financial markets - The American FriendThe American FriendThe American Friend is a 1977 film by Wim Wenders, loosely adapted from the novel Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith. The film is of the neo-noir genre, and features Dennis Hopper as career criminal Tom Ripley and Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Zimmermann, a terminally ill picture framer whom Ripley...
, 1977 film - Tav/Taf/Taph/TawTawTaw may refer to:* Taw , the twenty-second letter in many Semitic alphabets* Taw , the collection of all cardinal numbers* the shooter marble in a game of marbles* The River Taw in Devon, England* a method to produce white leather...
, the final letter of many Semitic abjads - River TafRiver TâfThe River Tâf is a river that rises in the Preseli Hills of North Pembrokeshire, West Wales, near the village of Crymych and is around 50 km long....
, in South WalesSouth WalesSouth Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
, UK