Military Words/Terms Beginning with the Letter M

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – M-42

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – M-47

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – M-60

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – M-day force materiel requirement

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – M-day

M/T

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – M48A3

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – M548

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – M88A1

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – MAAG

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – MAAP

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – MACCS

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – Mace

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mach front

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mach hold mode

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mach no/yes

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mach number indicator

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mach number

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mach stem

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mach trim compensator

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mach wave

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – machmeter

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – magnetic bearing

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – magnetic circuit

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – magnetic compass

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – magnetic declination

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – magnetic equator

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – magnetic mine

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – magnetic minehunting

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – magnetic north

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – magnetic tape

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – magnetic variation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – MAGTF

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mail embargo

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main airfield

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main armament

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main attack

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main battle area

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main battle tank

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main convoy

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main deck

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main detonating line

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main line of resistance

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main operations base

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main road

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – main supply route

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maintain

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maintenance (materiel)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maintenance area

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maintenance engineering

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maintenance status

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – major combat element

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – major disaster

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – major fleet

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – major force

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – major installation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – major nuclear power

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – major port

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – major weapon system

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – make safe

man portable

man space

man transportable

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – management and control system (mobility)

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – management

maneuver

maneuverable reentry vehicle

maneuvering area

manifest

manipulative electromagnetic deception

manpower management survey

manpower management

manpower requirements

manpower resources

manpower

many (raid size)

map chart

map convergence

map exercise

map index

map reference code

map reference

map series

map sheet

map

mapping camera

margin

marginal data

marginal information

marginal weather

Marine air command and control system

Marine air control squadron

Marine air support squadron

Marine air-ground task force

Marine base

Marine division/wing team

marine environment

Marine expeditionary force

Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable)

Marine expeditionary unit

Marine TACC

maritime control area

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maritime defense sector

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maritime environment

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maritime power projection

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maritime prepositioning force operation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maritime search and rescue region

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maritime search and rescue region

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maritime special purpose force

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mark mark

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mark

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – marker ship

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – marker

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – marking error

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – marking fire

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – marking panel

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – married failure

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – MARS

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – marshal

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – marshalling area

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – marshalling

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – MASINT

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mass casualty

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mass

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – massed fire

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – master air attack plan

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – master film

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – master force list

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – master plot

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – master

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materials handling equipment

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materials handling

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel cognizance

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel control

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel inventory objective

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel management

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel pipeline

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel planning

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel readiness

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel release confirmation

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel release order

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel requirements

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – materiel

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – Maverick

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum aircraft arresting hook load

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum effective range

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum elevation figure

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum enlisted amount

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum landing weight

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum operating depth

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum ordinate

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum permissible concentration

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum permissible dose

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum range

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum sustained speed

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – maximum take-off weight

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mayday

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – MCM

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – MCT

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – MC

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – meaconing

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mean lethal dose

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mean line of advance

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mean point of burst

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mean point of impact

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – mean sea level

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – means of transport

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – measured mile

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – measurement and signature intelligence

Glossary of United States Military words and phrases – – measurement ton

mechanical sweep

media pool

median incapacitating dose

medical evacuees

medical intelligence

medical officer

medical regulating

medical threat

medical treatment facility

MEDINT

medium artillery

medium atomic demolition munition

medium

medium-altitude bombing

medium-angle loft bombing

medium-lot storage

medium-range ballistic missile

medium-range bomber aircraft

medium-range transport aircraft

medium-scale map

medium-scale map

meeting engagement

megaton weapon

memory

mercantile convoy

merchant intelligence

merchant ship casualty report

merchant ship communications system

merchant ship control zone

merchant ship reporting and control message system

merchant ship

mercomms system

merged

message (telecommunications)

message center

message

metadata

Meteorological and Oceanographic Forecast Center

meteorological and oceanographic

meteorological data

meteorology

METOC

metrology

MEU(SOC)

MFC

MGM-13

MGM-29A

MGM-31A

MGM-51

MIA

MIB

microform

midcourse guidance

midcourse phase

middleman

midnight

MIIDS/IDB

militarily significant fallout

Military Affiliate Radio System

military assistance advisory group

Military Assistance Articles and Services List

Military Assistance Program

military capability

military censorship

military censorship

military characteristics

military civic action

military construction

military convoy

military currency

military damage assessment

military deception

Military Department

military designed vehicle

military education

military geographic documentation

military geographic information

military geography

military government ordinance

military government

military governor

military grid reference system

military grid

military independent

military installation

Military Intelligence Board

Military Intelligence Integrated Data System/Integrated Data Base

military intelligence

military intervention

military journalist

military land transportation resources

military load classification

military necessity

military nuclear power

military objectives

military occupation

military operations other than war

military options

military payment certificate

military performance specification containers

military platform

military posture

military projection operations

military requirement

military resources

Military Sealift Command force

Military Sealift Command

Military Service

military standard requisitioning and issue procedure

military standard requisitioning and issue procedures

military strategy

military support to civil authorities

military symbol

military technician

Military Traffic Management Command

military traffic

military training

MILSPEC container

MILTECH

MILVAN chassis

MILVAN

MIM-23

MIM-72

mine clearance

mine countermeasures

mine defense

mine disposal

mine row

mine spotting

mine strip

mine warfare chart

mine warfare forces (naval)

mine warfare group

mine warfare

mine weapons

mine

mineable waters

mined area

minefield breaching

minefield density

minefield lane

minefield marking

minefield record

minefield report

minefield

minehunting

minesweeping

minewatching

minimize

minimum aircraft operating surface

minimum attack altitude

minimum crossing altitude

minimum descent altitude

minimum descent height

minimum essential equipment

minimum normal burst altitude

minimum nuclear safe distance

minimum nuclear warning time

minimum obstruction clearance altitude

minimum operating strip

minimum range

minimum reception altitude

minimum residual radioactivity weapon

minimum safe altitude

minimum-altitude bombing

minimum-risk level

minimum-risk route

minor control

minor installation

minor port

Minuteman

misfire

MISREP

missed approach procedure

missed approach

missile assembly-checkout facility

missile control system

missile destruct system

missile destruct

missile guidance system

missile intercept zone

missile monitor

missile release line

missing in action

missing

mission capable

mission cycle

mission report

mission review report (photographic interpretation)

mission specific data sets

mission type order

mission

mission-essential materiel

mission-oriented items

MIUW

mixed air

mixed bag

mixed graze

mixed minefield

mixed

mixup, caution

MOB

mobile defense

mobile inshore undersea warfare unit

mobile mine

mobile support group (naval)

mobile training team

mobility analysis

mobility echelon

mobility system support resources

mobility

mobilization base

mobilization exercise

mobilization reserves

mobilization site

mobilization staff officer

mobilization station

mobilization

mock-up

mode (identification, friend or foe)

mode of transport

moderate damage

moderate risk (nuclear)

modernization

modification center

modify

moment

monitoring service

monitoring

moored mine

moored

MOOTW

mopping up

mortar

mortuary affairs

mosaic

motorized unit

mounting area

mounting

movement control center

movement control post

movement control

movement credit

movement directive

movement group

movement order

movement order

movement plan

movement report control center

movement report system

movement requirement

movement restriction

movement schedule

movement table

moving havens

moving map display

moving mine

moving submarine haven

moving surface ship haven

moving target indicator

MPS

MRL

MRR

MSC

MSC-controlled ships

MSCA

MSDS

MSPF

MTMC

MTON

MTT

multi-modal

multi-Service doctrine

multi-spectral imagery

multi-spot ship

multination

multinational force

multinational operations

multiple drill

multiple inactive duty training periods

multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle

multiple reentry vehicle

multiple unit training assemblies

multiple warning phenomenology

munition

munitions

music

mutual support

muzzle brake

muzzle compensator

muzzle velocity