logistic operations centre
LOC
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A LOC coordinates all the non-routine logistics requirements
of a mission and also all technical support assistance.
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logistic support
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The services, materiel, and transportation required to support
forces based at home or deployed worldwide.
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logistics
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The planning and conduct of the movement, maintenance
and supply of forces.
Example: The logistics of the mission would require
careful planning and coordination.
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machine-gun
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An automatic weapon capable of rapid fire.
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magnetic mine
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A mine that responds to the magnetic field of a target.
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magnetic north
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The direction indicated by the north-seeking pole of a freely
suspended magnetic needle, influenced only by the Earth's
magnetic field.
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mail embargo
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A temporary shutdown or redirection of mail flow to or from
a specific location.
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main attack
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The principal attack or effort into which a commander places
the full weight of offensive power at his disposal. A main attack
is also an attack directed against the chief
objective of the campaign, ie the major operation, or battle.
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main battle area
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MBA
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That portion of the battlefield in which the decisive battle is fought
to defeat the enemy. For any particular command, the main battle
area extends rearward from the forward edge of the battle area
to the rear boundary of the command's subordinate units.
Example: The aircraft was downed in the main battle area.
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main road
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A road capable of serving as the principal ground line of communication to an area or locality. Usually it is wide enough
and suitable for 2-way, all-weather traffic at high speeds.
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main supply route
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MSR
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The route designated within an area of operations over which
the bulk of traffic flows in support of military operations.
Example: The primary objective was to destroy the
enemy's MSR.
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maintain regional stability
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To preserve stable order in a region.
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maintenance
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maint
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1. All action taken to retain materiel in or to restore it to a
specified condition. Maint includes: the inspection, testing, servicing, classification, repair, rebuilding and reclamation of materiel; and
also the supply and repair action taken to sustain a force in
in the necessary condition to carry out its mission.
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maintenance area
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A general locality in which are grouped a number of maintenance
activities for the purpose of retaining or restoring materiel to
a serviceable condition.
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manoeuvre
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A movement to place ships or aircraft in a position
of advantage.
Example: There was a need to manoeuvre the tank into
a position in which it could fire.
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manoeuvres
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Tactical exercises carried out at sea, in the air, on the
ground, or on a map in imitation of an operation.
Example: The unit was away on manoeuvres during
during the period in question.
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manifest
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A document specifying in detail the passengers and/or items
carried by an aircraft, vehicle or vessel.
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manpower management
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The means of manpower control to ensure the most efficient and
economical use of available manpower.
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manpower resources
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Those human resources available to a Service, commander,
or unit to meet requirements.
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map exercise
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An exercise in which a series of military situations is stated
and solved on a map.
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map index
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A graphic key that is primarily designed to show the relationship between maps in a series, and also their coverage, availability,
and any further information that might be useful.
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map reference
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A means of identifying a point on the surface of the Earth by
relating it to information appearing on a map, generally the
graticule or grid.
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map sheet
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An individual map or chart either complete in itself or part
of a series.
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marching pack
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Equipment to be carried on a march.
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marine
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A member of the Marine Corps.
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marine expeditionary force
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MEF
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The largest marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) that can be deployed. An MEF is capable of missions across the range of
military operations, including amphibious assault and sustained operations ashore in any environment.
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marine expeditionary unit
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MEU
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A Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) that is constructed
around a reinforced infantry battalion, a reinforced helicopter squadron, and a task-organized combat service support element.
An MEU normally fulfils the forward sea-based deployment requirements of a marine corps.
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marking
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To mark out on the ground the boundary lines for cease-fire lines, zones of separation, permanent borders etc.
Example: In the process of marking out the area, the
limitations of the location became apparent.
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mass casualties
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Any large number of casualties produced in a relatively short
period of time, usually as the result of a single incident such as a military aircraft accident, hurricane, flood, earthquake, or armed attack that often exceeds local logistic-support capabilities.
Example: The incident resulted in mass casualties.
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massed fire
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Fire from a number of weapons directed at a single point or small area, ie the fire of the batteries of 2 or more ships directed
against a single target.
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materiel
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All items, ie ships, tanks, self-propelled weapons, aircraft etc, and
their related spares, repair parts, and support equipment, but excluding property, installations, and utilities, that are necessary
to equip, operate, maintain, and support military activities without distinction as to their application for administrative
or combat purposes.
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maximum effective range
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The maximum distance at which a weapon may be expected to
be accurate and achieve the desired effect.
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maximum range
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The greatest distance a weapon can fire without consideration
of dispersion.
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maximum sustained speed
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The highest speed at which a vehicle, with its rated payload,
can be driven for an extended period on a level first-class
highway without sustaining damage.
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mechanized
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Equipment aided by machinery or using vehicles, ie tanks, armoured
fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers, trucks etc.
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mechanized battalion
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A battalion equipped with armed and armoured motor vehicles
moving or capable of mobilizing readily.
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mechanized infantry
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Infantry equipped with armed and armoured motor vehicles and
capable of mobilizing readily.
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media pool
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A limited number of news media who represent a larger number
of media organizations for the purposes of gathering news
and the sharing of material during a specified activity.
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medic
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A member of the medical corps, trained in combat first aid, who accompanies foot patrols.
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medical capacity
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The quantitative potential of the medical support system to collect, treat and evacuate patients. Medical capacity is not a measure of the qualitative aspects of that support.
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medical corps
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A subdivision of a military organization, such as an army, that
is devoted to the medical care of troops.
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medical evacuation
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MEDEVAC
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The evacuation of medical cases between levels of care established
in-theatre (in-theatre MEDEVAC), or out of theatre (inter-theatre MEDEVAC).
Example: The troops were medevaced home as soon as a
suitable opportunity arose.
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medical evacuees
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Personnel who are wounded, injured, or ill and must be moved to
or between medical facilities.
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medical facility
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MF
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Any installation that can treat and hold patients.
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medical officer
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MO
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A physician with officer rank.
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medical transport unit
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A small unit, with field ambulance facilities, responsible for transporting casualties.
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medical treatment
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The application of medical procedures by trained professional and technical personnel, and the management of patients under such procedures, for the purposes of relieving pain and suffering, saving
life and limb, or curing disease, injury, or other disorders.
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medical treatment facility
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MTF
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A facility established for the purpose of furnishing medical
and/or dental care to eligible individuals.
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meeting engagement
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A combat action that occurs when a moving force, incompletely deployed for battle, engages an enemy at an unexpected time
and place.
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mercenary
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A person who fights for any country or group that pays them.
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merchant ship
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A vessel engaged in mercantile trade, with the exception of
river craft, estuarial craft, or craft that operate solely within
harbour limits.
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meteorological data
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Meteorological facts pertaining to the atmosphere, such as wind, temperature, air density, and other phenomena that affect operations.
Example: The meteorological data indicated that the weather
for the mission might be adverse.
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MIKE
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The letter M in the phonetic alphabet.
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military adviser
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MILAD
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One who liaises with military authorities and advises on the
safety of mission personnel.
Example: Prior to the mission, the MILAD had advised
that the level of risk was significant.
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military censorship
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All types of censorship conducted by personnel of the Armed Forces.
Military censorship can include censorship of the Armed Forces,
civilians, prisoners of war and the censorship of media
personnel in the field.
Example: The information was extremely sensitive and would
fall within the terms of the military censorship imposed.
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military characteristics
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Those characteristics of equipment that relate to that
equipment's ability to perform desired military functions.
Military characteristics include physical and operational characteristics, but not technical characteristics.
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military civic action
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The use of indigenous military forces on projects useful to the local population in such fields as education, training, public works, agriculture, transportation, communications, health, sanitation etc, that contribute to local economic and social development and
serve to improve the standing of the military forces.
Example: The military civic action that had been authorised
was designed to win over the local population.
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military convoy;
maritime convoy
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A land or maritime convoy that is controlled and reported as
a military unit. A maritime convoy could comprise
a combination of merchant ships, auxiliaries and other
military vessels.
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military currency
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Currency prepared by a power and declared by its military commander to be legal tender for use by civilian and/or military personnel as prescribed in the areas occupied by its forces.
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military-designed vehicle
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A vehicle having military characteristics resulting from military research and development processes, designed primarily for use by forces in the field in direct connection with, or in support of, combat
or tactical operations.
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military education
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The systematic instruction of individuals in subjects that will enhance their knowledge of the science and art of war.
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military government
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Those designated active and reserve component forces and units
organized, trained, and equipped specifically to conduct civil- affairs activities and to support civil-military operations.
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military governor
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The military commander or other designated person who, in an occupied territory, exercises supreme authority over the civil population subject to the laws and usages of war and to any
directive received from the government or a superior.
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military grid
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Two sets of parallel lines that intersect at right angles and form squares. A military grid is superimposed on maps, charts, and other similar representations of the surface of the Earth in an accurate
and consistent manner so as to permit the identification of ground locations and also the computation of direction and distance
between points.
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Military Information Officer
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An information officer whose duties relate purely to
military matters.
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military intelligence
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MI
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Intelligence on any foreign military or military-related situation or activity that is significant to military policymaking or the planning
and conduct of military operations and activities.
Example: During the operation, MI had been received on
a regular basis.
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