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MilitaryFactory > Military Dictionary > Military Terms Beginning with Letter M
 

Military Dictionary - Over 5,800 Words Served
Our definitive collection of military terms and definitions as brought to you by the United States Department of Defense.

Selected Letter Group: M View Other Letter Groups

mach number

magnetic bearing

magnetic circuit

magnetic compass

magnetic declination

magnetic equator

magnetic mine

magnetic minehunting

magnetic north

magnetic tape

magnetic variation

mail embargo

main airfield

main armament

main attack

main attack

main battle area

main convoy

main deck

main detonating line

main line of resistance

main operating base

main operations base

main supply route

maintain

maintenance area

maintenance engineering

maintenance (materiel)

maintenance status

major combat element

major disaster

major fleet

major force

major nuclear power

major operation

major weapon system

make safe

management and control system (mobility)

maneuver

maneuverable reentry vehicle

manifest

manipulative electromagnetic deception

man portable

manpower

manpower management

manpower management survey

manpower requirements

manpower resources

man space

man transportable

map

map chart

map convergence

map exercise

map index

mapping camera

map reference

map reference code

map series

map sheet

margin

marginal data

marginal information

marginal weather

Marine air command and control system

Marine air-ground task force

Marine base

Marine division and wing team

marine environment

Marine expeditionary brigade

Marine expeditionary force

Marine expeditionary force (forward)

Marine expeditionary unit

Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable)

Marine Logistics Command

Maritime Administration Ready Reserve Force

maritime control area

maritime defense sector

maritime domain

maritime domain awareness

maritime forces

maritime interception operations

maritime power projection

maritime pre-positioning force operation

maritime pre-positioning ships

maritime search and rescue region

maritime special purpose force

maritime superiority

maritime supremacy

marker

marker ship

marking

marking error

marking fire

marking panel

married failure

marshal

marshalling

marshalling area

mass

mass casualty

massed fire

master

master air attack plan

master film

master plot

materials handling

materials handling equipment

materiel

materiel cognizance

materiel control

materiel inventory objective

materiel management

materiel pipeline

materiel planning

materiel readiness

materiel release confirmation

materiel release order

materiel requirements

maximum effective range

maximum elevation figure

maximum enlisted amount

maximum landing weight

maximum operating depth

maximum ordinate

maximum permissible concentration

maximum permissible dose

maximum range

maximum sustained speed

maximum take-off weight

mayday

M-day

M-day force materiel requirement

meaconing

mean lethal dose

mean line of advance

mean point of burst

mean point of impact

mean sea level

means of transport

measured mile

measurement and signature intelligence

Measurement and Signature Intelligence Requirements System

measurement ton

measure of effectiveness

measure of performance

mechanical sweep

median incapacitating dose

media pool

medical evacuees

medical intelligence

medical officer

medical regulating

medical surveillance

medical treatment facility

medium-angle loft bombing

medium artillery

medium-lot storage

medium-range ballistic missile

medium-range bomber aircraft

medium-range transport aircraft

medium-scale map

meeting engagement

megaton weapon

merchant convoy

merchant intelligence

merchant ship

merchant ship casualty report

merchant ship communications system

merchant ship control zone

merchant ship reporting and control message system

mercomms system

message

message center

message (telecommunications)

metadata

meteorological and oceanographic

Meteorological and Oceanographic Forecast Center

meteorological data

meteorology

microform

midcourse guidance

midcourse phase

migrant

militarily significant fallout

Military Affiliate Radio System

military assistance advisory group

Military Assistance Articles and Services List

military assistance for civil disturbances

Military Assistance Program

MilitaryAssistance Program training

military assistance to civil authorities

military capability

military characteristics

military civic action

military construction

military container moved via ocean

military convoy

military currency

military damage assessment

military deception

Military Department

military designed vehicle

military education

military engagement

military geographic documentation

military geographic information

military geography

military government

military government ordinance

military governor

military grid

military grid reference system

military independent

military intelligence

Military Intelligence Board

Military Intelligence Integrated Data System/Integrated Database

military intervention

military journalist

military land transportation resources

military load classification

military necessity

military nuclear power

military occupation

military options

military ordinary mail

military payment certificate

military performance specification container

military post office

military postal clerk

Military Postal Service

Military Postal Service Agency

military posture

military requirement

military resources

Military Sealift Command

Military Sealift Command-controlled ships

Military Sealift Command force

Military Service

military source operations

military standard requisitioning and issue procedure

military standard transportation and movement procedures

military support to civil authorities

military support to civilian law enforcement agencies

military symbol

military technician

military traffic

military training

military van (container)

MILSPEC container

MILVAN

MILVAN chassis

mine

mineable waters

mine clearance

mine-cluster

mine countermeasures

mined area

mine defense

mine disposal

minefield

minefield breaching

minefield density

minefield lane

minefield marking

minefield record

minefield report

minehunting

mine row

mine spotting

mine strip

minesweeping

mine warfare

mine warfare chart

mine warfare forces (naval)

mine warfare group

minewatching

mine weapons

minimize

minimum aircraft operating surface

minimum attack altitude

minimum crossing altitude

minimum essential equipment

minimum force

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-risk route

minimum safe altitude

minor control

minor installation

minor port

misfire

missed approach

missile assembly-checkout facility

missile control system

missile destruct

missile destruct system

missile guidance system

missile release line

missing

missing in action

mission

mission-capable

mission cycle

mission-essential materiel

mission needs statement

mission-oriented items

mission-oriented protective posture

mission-oriented protective posture gear

mission review report (photographic interpretation)

mission specific data sets

mission type order

mixed

mixed bag

mixed minefield

mobile defense

mobile inshore undersea warfare unit

mobile mine

mobile security force

mobile support group (naval)

mobile training team

mobility

Mobility Air Forces

mobility analysis

mobility corridor

mobility echelon

mobility system support resources

mobilization

mobilization base

mobilization exercise

mobilization reserves

mobilization site

mobilization staff officer

mobilization station

mock-up

mode (identification, friend or foe)

mode of transport

modernization

Modernized Integrated Database

modified combined obstacle overlay

moment

monitoring

monitoring service

moored

moored mine

mopping up

mortar

mortuary affairs

mosaic

most capable Service or agency

motorized unit

mounting

mounting area

movement control

movement control center

movement control post

movement control team

movement credit

movement directive

movement group

movement order

movement phase

movement plan

movement report control center

movement report system

movement requirement

movement restriction

movement schedule

movement table

movement to contact

moving havens

moving map display

moving mine

moving submarine haven

moving surface ship haven

moving target indicator

multichannel

multi-modal

multinational

multinational doctrine

multinational exercise

multinational force

multinational force commander

multinational integrated logistic support

multinational integrated logistic support unit

multinational logistics

multinational logistic support arrangement

multinational operations

multinational staff

multinational warfare

multiple drill

multiple inactive duty training periods

multiple reentry vehicle

multiple unit training assemblies

multiple warning phenomenology

multiplexer

multi-point refueling system

multi-Service publication

multi-spectral imagery

multi-spot ship

munition

munitions effectiveness assessment

mutual support

muzzle brake

muzzle compensator

muzzle velocity

 

     

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