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Army Post Offices (APO) were stationary offices usually located on the lines of communications and rear areas. Field Post Offices (FPO) were located with the forward units and were mobile. Army/Field Post Office accepted, despatched and distributed mail as well as sell stamps, postal orders and later War Bonds.
MPOs operated or supported by the Army or Air Force use the city abbreviation APO (Army Post Office or Air Force Post Office), while Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard use the city abbreviation FPO (Fleet Post Office). USPS added Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) as a valid overseas address effective January 18, 2009. The city abbreviation is DPO.
A follow-on offering, also known as a follow-on public offering (FPO), is a type of public offering of stock that occurs subsequent to the company's initial public offering (IPO). A follow-on offering can be categorised as dilutive or non-dilutive.
Most investors are familiar with the term "IPO," which stands for initial public offering. An IPO is the first time a company issues stock to the public, an event that is sometimes termed "going...
The first British FPO was in 1808 during the Peninsular War and in 1840 the British Army used a FPO during the first Chinese War. [1] FPOs were also used extensively during the Crimean War. [2] Military post offices abroad strive to provide the same services found in their home country.
Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
FPO – floating production and offloading – vessel with no or very limited (process only) on-board produced fluid storage capacity. FPSO – floating production storage and offloading vessel; FPU – floating processing unit; FRA – fracture log; FRARE – fracture report; FRES – final reserve report; FS – fail safe; FSB – flowline ...
FPO – Fleet Post Office; See also APO; FRACU – Flame-Resistant Army Combat Uniform (U.S. Army) FSA – Force Structure Allowance; FSTE – Foreign Service Tour Extension; FTG – Fleet Training Group (U.S. Navy) or Fuck The Guard (U.S. Coast Guard) FTUS – Full Time Unit Specialist; FUBAR – Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition or Fucked Up ...