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MILITARY POST OFFICE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Post Offices
- Military (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fleet mail office
1, record 1, English, fleet%20mail%20office
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FMO 2, record 1, English, FMO
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A military post office operated by the Canadian Forces Postal Service to provide postal services to ships of the Canadian Forces. 3, record 1, English, - fleet%20mail%20office
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bureaux de poste
- Militaire (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bureau de poste de la flotte
1, record 1, French, bureau%20de%20poste%20de%20la%20flotte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- BPF 2, record 1, French, BPF
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bureau de poste navale 3, record 1, French, bureau%20de%20poste%20navale
masculine noun
- BPN 3, record 1, French, BPN
masculine noun
- BPN 3, record 1, French, BPN
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bureau de poste militaire exploité par le Service postal des Forces canadiennes pour fournir des services postaux aux navires des Forces canadiennes. 4, record 1, French, - bureau%20de%20poste%20de%20la%20flotte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Post Offices
- Military (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Forces post office
1, record 2, English, Canadian%20Forces%20post%20office
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CFPO 2, record 2, English, CFPO
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A military post office operated outside Canada by the Canadian Forces Postal Service to provide postal services to [persons] authorized to receive or mail Canadian Forces mail. 3, record 2, English, - Canadian%20Forces%20post%20office
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canadian Forces post office; CFPO: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 4, record 2, English, - Canadian%20Forces%20post%20office
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Bureaux de poste
- Militaire (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bureau de poste des Forces canadiennes
1, record 2, French, bureau%20de%20poste%20des%20Forces%20canadiennes
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- BPFC 2, record 2, French, BPFC
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bureau de poste militaire exploité hors du Canada par le Service postal des Forces canadiennes pour [fournir] des services postaux [aux personnes autorisées] à recevoir ou à poster le courrier des Forces canadiennes. 3, record 2, French, - bureau%20de%20poste%20des%20Forces%20canadiennes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bureau de poste des Forces canadiennes; BPFC : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 4, record 2, French, - bureau%20de%20poste%20des%20Forces%20canadiennes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-11-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Astronautics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Star City
1, record 3, English, Star%20City
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Star City is a highly restricted military facility northeast of Moscow... Chkalovskoye/Airport Chkalovskiy airfield, where cosmonauts have been trained at the Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre(GCTC) since the 1960s. In the Soviet era the town was a highly confidential and secured area, isolated from the rest of the world. Today, many Russian cosmonauts live in Star City with their families. The town has its own post office, shops, railway station and a museum of space travel. 1, record 3, English, - Star%20City
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Astronautique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cité des étoiles
1, record 3, French, cit%C3%A9%20des%20%C3%A9toiles
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La cité des étoiles est un complexe militaire au nord-est de Moscou. Elle accueille le centre d'entraînement des cosmonautes Gagarine. Depuis les années 1960, tous les cosmonautes y ont préparé leurs vols spatiaux. À l'époque soviétique la ville était secrète, très sévèrement gardée et isolée du reste du monde. De nos jours, de nombreux cosmonautes russes vivent dans la cité des étoiles avec leurs familles. 1, record 3, French, - cit%C3%A9%20des%20%C3%A9toiles
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Denominaciones varias
- Astronáutica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Ciudad de las Estrellas
1, record 3, Spanish, Ciudad%20de%20las%20Estrellas
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Ciudad de las Estrellas es un pequeño pueblo al noreste de Moscú, donde los cosmonautas se entrenan en el Cenro Gagarin de entrenamiento de cosmonautas (CGEC). Desde los años 1960 todos los cosmonautas se preparan allí para misiones espaciales. Durante los tiempos de la Unión Soviética la ciudad era una zona confidencial y altamente protegida, aislada del resto del mundo. Hoy en día, muchos cosmonautas rusos viven en la Ciudad de la Estrellas con sus familias. 1, record 3, Spanish, - Ciudad%20de%20las%20Estrellas
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