ComMinLant

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ComMinLant, also seen as COMMINLANT, is an approved U.S. Navy abbreviation or acronym for "Commander Minesweep (forces) Atlantic (Ocean)."

Minesweep forces under the command of ComMinLant are known as MinLant or MINLANT.

[edit] Activation

ComMinLant was activated on 1 January 1946 as an organization to command and control U.S. Navy minesweepers, and their activities, while assigned to the Atlantic Ocean.

[edit] References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• COMMINLANT