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Glossary of Military Acronyms
M&S
modeling and simulation
M88A1
recovery vehicle
MA
master
mA
milliampere(s)
MAAG
military assistance advisory group
MAAP
master air attack plan
MACA
military assistance to civil authorities
MACB
multinational acquisition and contracting board
MACCS
Marine air command and control system
MACG
Marine air control group
MACOM
major command (Army)
MACP
mortuary affairs collection point
MACSAT
multiple access commercial satellite
MAD
Militärischer Abschirmdienst (military protection service);
military air distress
MADCP
mortuary affairs decontamination collection point
MAEB
mean area of effectiveness for blast
MAEF
mean area of effectiveness for fragments
MAF
mobility air forces
MAFC
Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) all-source fusion center
MAG
Marine aircraft group
MAGTF
Marine air-ground task force
MAGTFACE
Marine air-ground task force aviation combat element
MAJCOM
major command (USAF)
MANFOR
manpower force packaging system
MANPADS
man-portable air defense system
MANPER
manpower and personnel module
MAP
Military Assistance Program; missed approach point; missed
approach procedure
MAR
METOC assistance request
MARAD
Maritime Administration
MARCORMATCOM
Marine Corps Materiel Command
MARDIV
Marine division
MARFOR
Marine Corps forces
MARFOREUR
Marine Corps Forces, Europe
MARFORLANT
Marine Forces, Atlantic
MARFORPAC
Marine Forces, Pacific
MARINCEN
Maritime Intelligence Center
MARLO
Marine liaison officer
MAROP
marine operators
MARPOL
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships
MARS
Military Affiliate Radio System
MARSA
military assumes responsibility for separation of aircraft
MART
mobile Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) remote terminal
MASCAL
mass casualty
MASF
mobile aeromedical staging facility
MASH
mobile Army surgical hospital
MASINT
measurement and signature intelligence
MASLO
measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT) liaison officer
MAST
military assistance to safety and traffic; mobile ashore support
terminal
MAT
medical analysis tool
MATCALS
Marine air traffic control and landing system
M/ATMP
Missiles/Air Target Materials Program
MAW
Marine aircraft wing
MAX
maximum
MAXORD
maximum ordinate
MB
medium boat; megabyte
MBA
main battle area
MBBLs
thousands of barrels
MBI
major budget issue
Mbps
megabytes per second
Mbs
megabits per second
MC
Military Committee (NATO); military community; mission-capable
MC-130
Combat Talon (I and II)
MCA
maximum calling area; military civic action; mission concept
approval; movement control agency
MCAP
maximum calling area precedence
MCAS
Marine Corps air station
MCB
movement control battalion
MCBAT
medical chemical biological advisory team
MCC
Marine component commander; maritime component commander; master
control center; military cooperation committee; military
coordinating committee; mission control center; mobility control
center; movement control center
MCCC
mobile consolidated command center
MCCDC
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
MCCISWG
military command, control, and information systems working group
MCD
medical crew director
MCDA
military and civil defense assets (UN)
MCDP
Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication
MCDS
modular cargo delivery system
MCEB
Military Communications-Electronics Board
MCEWG
Military Communications-Electronics Working Group
MCIA
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
MCIO
military criminal investigation organization
MCIP
military command inspection program
MCM
Manual for Courts-Martial; military classification manual; mine
countermeasures
MCMG
Military Committee Meteorological Group (NATO)
MCMOPS
mine countermeasures operations
M/CM/S
mobility, countermobility, and/or survivability
MCO
Marine Corps order
MCOO
modified combined obstacle overlay
MCRP
Marine Corps reference publication
MCS
maneuver control system; Military Capabilities Study; mine
countermeasures ship; modular causeway system
MCSF
mobile cryptologic support facility
MCT
movement control team
MCU
maintenance communications unit
MCW
modulated carrier wave
MCWP
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication
MCX
Marine Corps Exchange
M-DARC
military direct access radar channel
M-day
mobilization day; unnamed day on which mobilization of forces
begins
MDCI
multidiscipline counterintelligence
MDF
Main Defense Forces (NATO); main distribution frame
MDITDS
migration defense intelligence threat data system; Modernized
Defense Intelligence Threat Data System
MDR
medium data rate
MDRO
mission disaster response officer
MDS
Message Dissemination Subsystem; mission design series
MDSS II
Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) Deployment Support System
II
MDSU
mobile diving and salvage unit
MDW
Military District of Washington
MDZ
maritime defense zone
MEA
munitions effect assessment; munitions effectiveness assessment
MEB
Marine expeditionary brigade
MEBU
mission essential backup
MEC
medium endurance cutter
MED
manipulative electronic deception
MEDCAP
medical civic action program
MEDCC
medical coordination cell
MEDCOM
US Army Medical Command
MEDEVAC
medical evacuation
MEDINT
medical intelligence
MEDLOG
medical logistics (USAF AIS)
MEDLOGCO
medical logistics company
MEDLOG JR
medical logistics, junior (USAF)
MEDMOB
Medical Mobilization Planning and Execution System
MEDNEO
medical noncombatant evacuation operation
MEDREGREP
medical regulating report
MEDRETE
medical readiness training exercise
MEDS
meteorological data system
MEDSOM
medical supply, optical, and maintenance unit
MEDSTAT
medical status
MEF
Marine expeditionary force
MEF(FWD)
Marine expeditionary force (forward)
MEFPAKA
manpower and equipment force packaging
MEL
maintenance expenditure limit; minimum equipment list
MEO
medium Earth orbit
MEP
mobile electric power
MEPCOM
military entrance processing command
MEPES
Medical Planning and Execution System
MEPRS
Military Entrance Processing and Reporting System
MERCO
merchant ship reporting and control
MERINT
merchant intelligence
MERSHIPS
merchant ships
MESAR
minimum-essential security assistance requirements
MET
medium equipment transporter; mobile environmental team
METAR
meteorological airfield report; meteorological aviation report
METARS
routine aviation weather report (roughly translated from French;
international standard code format for hourly surface weather
observations)
METCON
control of meteorological information (roughly translated from
French); meteorological control (Navy)
METL
mission-essential task list
METMF
meteorological mobile facility
METMF(R)
meteorological mobile facility (replacement)
METOC
meteorological and oceanographic
METSAT
meteorological satellite
METT-T
mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support
available--time available
METT-TC
mission, enemy, terrain and weather, time, troops available and
civilian
MEU
Marine expeditionary unit
MEU(SOC)
Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable)
MEWSG
Multi-Service Electronic Warfare Support Group (NATO)
MEZ
missile engagement zone
MF
medium frequency; mobile facility; multi-frequency
MFC
Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Forecast Center;
multinational force commander
MFDS
Modular Fuel Delivery System
MFE
manpower force element
MFFIMS
mass fatality field information management system
MFO
multinational force and observers
MFP
major force program
MFPF
minefield planning folder
MFS
multifunction switch
MGB
medium girder bridge
MGM
master group multiplexer
MGRS
military grid reference system
MGS
mobile ground system
MGT
management
MHC
management headquarters ceiling
MHE
materials handling equipment
MHW
mean high water
MHz
megahertz
MI
military intelligence; movement instructions
MIA
missing in action
MIB
Military Intelligence Board
MICAP
mission capable/mission capability
MICON
mission concept
MICRO-MICS
micro-medical inventory control system
MICRO-SNAP
micro-shipboard non-tactical automated data processing system
MIDB
modernized integrated database; modernized intelligence database
MIDDS-T
Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Integrated Data Display
System-Tactical
MIF
maritime interception force
MIIDS/IDB
Military Intelligence Integrated Data System/Integrated Database
MIJI
meaconing, interference, jamming, and intrusion
MILALOC
military air line of communications
MILCON
military construction
MILDEC
military deception
MILDEP
Military Department
MILGP
military group (assigned to American Embassy in host nation)
MILOB
military observer
MILOC
military oceanography group (NATO)
MILPERS
military personnel
MILSATCOM
military satellite communications
MILSPEC
military performance specification
MILSTAMP
military standard transportation and movement procedures
MILSTAR
military strategic and tactical relay system
MIL-STD
military standard
MILSTRAP
military standard transaction reporting and accounting procedure
MILSTRIP
military standard requisitioning and issue procedure
MILTECH
military technician
MILU
multinational integrated logistic support unit
MILVAN
military van (container)
MIM
maintenance instruction manual
MINEOPS
joint minelaying operations
MIO
maritime interception operations
MIPE
mobile intelligence processing element
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