"PRTF" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: PRTFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} PRTF (plural PRTFs)
  1. Initialism of personnel recovery task force. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: personnel recovery task force

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