Defense and military terminology · MLC-0115

Defense and military terms: M (110)

• magnetic mineA mine that responds to the magnetic field of a target.
• main operating baseA facility outside the United States and its territories with permanently stationed operating forces and...
• major forceA military organization comprised of major combat elements and associated combat support, combat service...
• major operationA series of tactical actions conducted by combat forces, coordinated in time and place, to achieve strategic...
• maneuver1. A movement to place ships, aircraft, or land forces in a position of advantage over the enemy.
• Marine air command and control systemA system that provides the aviation combat element commander with the means to command, coordinate, and...
• Marine tactical air command centerThe principal United States Marine Corps air command and control agency from which air operations and air...
• Maritime Administration Ready Reserve ForceThe surge sealift assets maintained and operated by the United States Department of Transportation/Maritime...
• maritime domainThe oceans, seas, seabed, bays, estuaries, islands, coastal areas, rivers and littorals and the airspace...
• maritime environmentThe environment corresponding to the oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, islands, coastal areas, and the...
• maritime pre-positioning force operationA rapid deployment and assembly of a Marine expeditionary force in a secure area using a combination of...
• maritime pre-positioning shipCivilian-crewed, Military Sealift Command-chartered ship that is usually forward-deployed and loaded with...
• maritime security operationsOperations to protect maritime sovereignty and natural resources and to counter illegal activity in the...
• Maritime Security ProgramA program authorized in the Maritime Security Act of 2003 requiring the Secretary of Transportation, in...
• maritime superiorityThat degree of dominance of one force over another that permits the conduct of maritime operations at a given...
• maritime supremacyThat degree of maritime superiority wherein an opposing force is incapable of interference.
• maritime terminalA facility for berthing ships simultaneously at piers, quays, and/or working anchorages.
• markingTo maintain contact on a target from such a position that the marking unit has an immediate offensive...
• marshalling1. The process by which units participating in an amphibious or airborne operation group together or assemble...
• marshalling areaA location in the vicinity of a reception terminal or pre-positioned equipment storage site where arriving...
• mass atrocity response operationsMilitary activities conducted to prevent or halt mass atrocities.
• mass casualtyAny number of human casualties produced across a period of time that exceeds available medical support...
• master air attack planA plan that contains key information that forms the foundation of the air tasking order.
• materielAll items necessary to equip, operate, maintain, and support military activities without distinction as to...
• materiel inventory objectiveThe quantity of an item required to be on hand and on order on M-day to equip, provide a materiel pipeline...
• materiel planningA subset of logistics planning consisting of the four-step process of: a. requirements definition...
• materiel release orderAn order issued by an accountable supply system manager directing a nonaccountable activity within the same...
• materiel requirementsThose quantities of items of equipment and supplies necessary to equip, provide a materiel pipeline, and...
• maximum ordinateIn artillery and naval gunfire support, the height of the highest point in the trajectory of a projectile...
• measure of effectivenessAn indicator used to measure a current system state, with change indicated by comparing multiple observations...
• measure of performanceAn indicator used to measure a friendly action that is tied to measuring task accomplishment.
• measurement and signature intelligenceInformation produced by quantitative and qualitative analysis of physical attributes of targets and events to...
• measurement tonA unit of volume equal to 40 cubic feet.
• mechanical sweepA net or wire that clears mine by contacting the mine or its mooring cable.
• media operations centerA facility established by the commander to serve as the focal point for the interface between the military...
• media poolA limited number of news media who represent a larger number of news media organizations for purposes of news...
• medical civil-military operationsAll military health- and veterinary-related activities in support of a commander that establish, enhance...
• medical intelligenceThat category of intelligence resulting from collection, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of foreign...
• medical intelligence preparation of the operational environmentA systematic continuing process, used by the National Center for Medical Intelligence, that analyzes...
• medical regulatingThe coordination for the movement of patients to match patients with an appropriate medical treatment...
• medical treatment facilityA facility established for the purpose of furnishing medical and/or dental care to eligible individuals.
• medical treatment protocolDirective issued by competent military authority that delineates the circumstances and limitations under...
• medium-range ballistic missileA ballistic missile with a range capability between 1,000 kilometers (540 nautical miles/621 statute miles)...
• mensurationThe process of measurement of a feature or location on the Earth to determine its precise latitude...
• messageA narrowly focused communication directed at a specific audience to support a specific theme.
• meteorological and oceanographicA term used to convey all environmental factors, from the seabed through maritime environment, land areas...
• midcourse phaseThat portion of the flight of a ballistic missile between the boost phase and the terminal phase.
• migrantA person who belongs to a normally migratory culture who may cross national boundaries or has fled their...
• military assistance advisory groupA joint Service group, normally under the military command of a commander of a unified command and...
• military constructionAny construction, alteration, development, conversion, or extension of any kind carried out with respect to a...
• military deceptionActivities intended to mislead and cause adversary actions or inactions that are beneficial to the friendly...
• Military DepartmentWithin the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, or the Department...
• military engagementContact and interaction between individuals or elements of the Armed Forces of the United States and those of...
• military governmentThe supreme authority the military exercises by force or agreement over the lands, property, and local...
• Military Health SystemProvides direction, resources, health care providers, and other means necessary to foster, protect, sustain...
• military information support operationsPlanned operations to convey selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their...
• Military Intelligence BoardA decision-making forum which formulates Department of Defense intelligence policy and programming priorities.
• military interventionThe deliberate act of a nation or a group of nations to introduce its military forces into the course of an...
• military occupationA condition in which territory is under the effective control of a foreign armed force.
• military post officeA branch of a designated United States-based post office established by United States Postal Service...
• Military Postal ServiceThe command, organization, personnel, and facilities established to provide a means for the delivery of mail...
• Military Sealift CommandA major command of the United States Navy reporting to Commander, Fleet Forces Command, and the United States...
• military standard requisitioning and issue procedureA uniform procedure established by the Department of Defense for use within the Department of Defense to...
• military technicianFederal civilian employees providing full-time support to Reserve and organizations for administration...
• mine1. In land mine warfare, a munition placed under, on, or near the ground or other surface area and designed...
• minefield recordA complete written record of all pertinent information concerning a minefield, submitted on a standard form...
• minefield reportAn oral, electronic, or written communication concerning mining activities (friendly or enemy) submitted in a...
• minesweepingThe technique of clearing mines using either mechanical or influence means.
• minimizeA communications condition wherein normal communications traffic is drastically reduced so messages connected...
• minimum forceThose minimum actions, including the use of armed force, sufficient to bring a situation under control or to...
• minimum-risk routeA temporary air corridor of defined dimensions used by aircraft that presents the minimum known hazards to...
• missile defenseDefensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy missiles or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of...
• missile engagement zoneA defined airspace in which surface-to-air missile systems engage air and missile threats.
• missionThe essential task or tasks, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken and the...
• mission areaIn campaign planning and execution, a grouping of related operational-level objectives within a campaign...
• mission assuranceA process to protect or ensure the continued function and resilience of capabilities and assets, including...
• mission commandThe conduct of military operations through decentralized execution based upon mission-type orders.
• mission statementA short sentence or paragraph that describes the organization’s essential task(s), purpose, and action...
• mission-oriented protective postureA system of protection against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear contamination in which...
• mobile security forceA highly mobile and dedicated security force with the capability to defeat Level I and II threats in a joint...
• mobilityA quality or capability of military forces which permits them to move from place to place while retaining the...
• mobility air forcesAir components and Service components that are assigned and/or routinely exercise command authority over air...
• mobilization1. The process of assembling and organizing national resources to support national objectives in time of war...
• mobilization baseThe total of all resources available, or that can be made available, to meet foreseeable wartime needs.
• mobilization siteThe designated location where a Reserve Component unit or individual mobilizes or moves after mobilization...
• mobilization stationThe designated military installation to which a Reserve Component unit or individual is moved for further...
• mode of transportOne of, or a combination of, the following modes used for a movement: a. inland surface transportation (rail...
• Modernized Integrated DatabaseThe national-level repository for the general military intelligence for the entire Department of Defense...
• modified combined obstacle overlayA joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment product used to portray the militarily...
• mortuary affairsProvides for the search, recovery, identification, preparation, and disposition of human remains of persons...
• mountingPreparations made in anticipation of an amphibious operation, including assembly in the mounting area...
• movement control teamAn Army team used to decentralize the execution of movement responsibilities on an area basis or at key...
• movement dataThose essential elements of information to schedule lift, obtain transportation assets, manage movement of...
• movement groupThose ships and embarked units that load out and proceed to rendezvous in the objective area.
• movement phaseIn amphibious operations, the period during which various elements of the amphibious force move from points...
• movement planIn amphibious operations, the naval plan providing for the movement of the amphibious task force to the...
• movement requirementA stated movement mode and time-phased need for the transport of units, personnel, and/or materiel from a...
• movement scheduleA timetable developed to monitor or track the movement of a separate entity, whether it is a force...
• movement tableA table giving detailed instructions or data for a move.
• multinationalBetween two or more forces or agencies of two or more nations or coalition partners.
• multinational doctrineThe agreed-upon fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of two or more nations in...
• multinational forceA force composed of military elements of nations who have formed an alliance or coalition for a specific...
• multinational force commanderA general term applied to a commander who exercises command authority over a military force composed of...
• multinational integrated logistic unitAn organization resulting when two or more nations agree to provide logistics assets to a multinational...
• multinational logisticsAny coordinated logistic activity involving two or more nations supporting a multinational force conducting...
• multinational operationsA collective term to describe military actions conducted by forces of two or more nations, usually undertaken...
• multinational staffA staff composed of personnel of two or more nations within the structure of a coalition or alliance.
• munitionA device with explosives; propellants; pyrotechnics; or chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear...
• munitions effectiveness assessmentThe assessment of the military force applied in terms of the weapon system and munitions effectiveness to...
• mutual supportThat support which units render each other throughout joint operations, because of their assigned tasks...

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