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U.S. Military Abbreviations & Acronyms:  M

The military and government are famous for using - or overusing - abbreviations and acronyms for designating equipment, programs, and agencies. These eight pages are chock full of nearly every commonly used abbreviations and acronyms used by the U.S. military (at least up through around the year 2000).

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N

O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

 

M

Material, Maintenance, Management

M

(1) Meter; (2) Mach; (3) Mega (Million)

M1A1

M1A1 ABRAMS Tank

MA

Mission Assessment

MAA

Mission Area Analysis

MAAG

Military Assistance Advisory Group

MAAP

Master Air Attack Plan

MAB

Marine Amphibious Brigade

MAC

(1) Military Airlift Command (now AMC); (2) Mobile Inshore

Undersea

Warfare Attack Craft; (3) Multi-Array Correlator; (4) Missile Analysis Center; (5) Mandatory Access Control; (6) Message Authentication Code; (7) Military Areas of

Coordination

MAC-IN

Military Airlift Command-Director of Intelligence

MACA

Military Assistance to Civil Authorities

MACCOM

MAC Communications (Network)

MACCS

Marine Aviation Command and Control System

MACDIS

Military Assistance to Civil Disturbances

MACLO

MAC Liaison Officer

MACOM

(1) Major Army Command; (2) Major Command

MACSAT

Multiple Access Communications Satellite

MAD

(1) Magnetic Anomaly Detector; (2) Mutual Assured Destruction

MADP

Military Attache for Defense Programs

MAE

(1) Mean Area of Effectiveness; (2) Medium Altitude Endurance UAV (formerly Tier II)

MAEO

Medium-Altitude Electro-Optical

MAE-UAV

Medium-Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

MAF

Marine Amphibious Force

MAFC

MAGTF All-Source Fusion Center

MAG

(1) Marine Aircraft Group; (2) Military Assistance Group; (3) Military Advisory Group; (4) Magnetic

MAGIC

Maritime Air-Ground Intelligence Cell

MAGIIC

Mobile Army Ground Imagery Interpretation Center

MAGIS

Marine Air-Ground Intelligence System

MAGR

Miniature Airborne GPS Receiver

MAG

Tape Magnetic Tape

MAGTF

(1) Marine Air-Ground Task Force; (2) Marine Amphibious Ground Task Force

MAINT

Maintenance

MAIS

Military Airlift Intelligence System

MAISRC

Major Automated Information System Review Council

MAJCOM

(1) Major Air Force Command; (2) Major Command

MAMS

MASINT Automated Management System

MAN

(1) Mandatory Modification; (2) Metropolitan Area Network

MANPADS

Manportable Air Defense System

MANPRINT

Manpower and Personnel Integration

MAO

Major Attack Option

MAOC

Modular Air Operations Center

MAP

(1) Military Assistance Program; (2) Ministry of Aviation

Industry

(USSR); (3) Multiple Aim Point; (4) Master Attack Plan; (5) Materiel Acquisition Process

MAPREQ

Map Requisition System

MARAD

Maritime Administration

MARC

MAC ALCE Reaction Communications System

MARCENT

Marine Forces Central Command

MARCORSYSCOM

Marine Corps Systems Command

MARE

Mission Analysis Report-Electrical

MARECS

Maritime European Communications Satellite

MARDEZ

Maritime Defense Zone

MARDEZLANT

Maritime Defense Zone, Altantic

MARDIV

Marine Division

MARFOR

Marine Forces

MARFOREUR

Marine Forces Europe

MARFOR-K

Marine Forces Korea

MARFORCENT

Marine Forces, Central Command

MARFORLANT

Marine Forces Atlantic

MARFORPAC

Marine Forces Pacific

MARFORSOUTH

Marine Forces, Southern Command

MARG

(1) Marine Amphibious Readiness Group; (2) Marginal

MARINETERP

Westlant Maritime Intelligence Report

MARINTSUM

Maritime Intelligence Summary

MARISAT

Maritime Satellite (COMSAT)

Mark-Up

Detailed Budget Recommendation from a Congressional

Committee

MARPAC

Marine Forces Pacific

MARREP

Maritime Report

MARS

(1) Man-hour Accounting and Reporting System; (2) Military Affiliate Radio System; (3) Monthly Aerial

Reconnaissance

Summary

MART

Mobile Autodin Record/Remote Terminal

MARV

Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle

MAS

(1) Military Airlift Squadron; (2) Measurement and Signature; (3) Message Analysis Server; (4) Military Agency for

Standardization

MASDR

Measurement and Signature Data Requirements

MASH

Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

MASINT

Measurement and Signature Intelligence

MASS

(1) Matrix Analysis Subsystem; (2) Missile and Space Summary

MASST

Major Ship Satellite Terminal

MAST

(1) Mobile Ashore Support Terminal; (2) Manual Acquisition

Satellite

Track; (4) MILSTAR Advanced Satellite Terminals

MAT

Medium Assault Transport

MATB

Multi-Spectral Analyst Test Bed

MATC

Armored Troop Carrier, Mini

MATDEV

Materiel Developer

MATRIX

Multi-source Automatic Target Recognition with

Interactive

Exploitation

MATS

Mobile Automatic Telephone System

MATSYM

Material Symbol

MATT

Multi-Mission Advanced Tactical Terminal

MATWING

Medium Attack Wing

MAU

Marine Amphibious Unit

MAVUS

Maritime Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial

Vehicle

System

MAW

(1) Military Airlift Wing; (2) Marine Aircraft Wing

MAWTS

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron

MAXI

Modular Architecture for the Exchange of Intelligence

MB

(1) Megabit; (2) Meteor Burst; (3) Megabits

Mb

Megabyte

MBA

(1) Main Battle Area; (2) Multiple Beam Antennae

MBB

Modular Building Block (of EIF/ECMC)

MBC

Meteor Burst Communications

MBFR

Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction

MBITR

Multiband Inter Team Radio

MBO

Management by Objective

MBMR

Multiband Multimode Radio

MBPS

Megabytes per Second

MBRADIO

Multiband Radio

MBT

Main Battle Tank

MBYTES/Mbyte

Megabytes

MC

(1) Military Committee; (2) Mobility Corridor; (3) Joint Military

Intelligence

College; (4) Multi-Channel MC&G Mapping,

Charting

and Geodesy

MCA

(1) Maritime Collection Assets; (2) Military Capabilities Assessment; (3) Military Civil Action; (4) Mission Concept Approval

MCAR

Multi-Channel Acoustic Relay

MCAS

Marine Corps Air Station

MC

ASI Marine Corps Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence

MCB

(1) Markings Center Brief; (2) Marine Corps Base

MCC

(1) Mobile Command Center; (2) Movement Control Center; (3) Mission Control Complex; (4) Military Coordination Center; (5) Mission Control Cell; (6) Mission Control Center

MCCB

Modification/Configuration Control Board

MCCC

Mobile Consolidated Command Center (USSPACECOM)

MCCP

Marine Corps Campaign Plan

MCCS

Mobile Command and Control System

MCCT

Mobile Command Communications Team

MCDN

Marine Corps Data Network

MCDS

Multilateral Counterterrorism Data System

MCE

(1) Mission Control Element; (2) Modular Control Equipment

MCEB

Military Communications Electronics Board

MCG

(1) Magneto Cumulative Generator; (2) Minimum Character Grid; (3) Monitor Control Group; (3) Mapping, Charting, and

Geodesy

MCG&I

Mapping, Charting, Geodesy, and Imagery

MCIA

Marine Corps Intelligence Activity

MCM

(1) Mine Countermeasures; (2) Military Committee Memorandum; (3) Multi-Command Manual; (4) Chairman of the Joint

Chiefs

of Staff Memorandum (Designator)

MCMIP

Marine Corps Master Intelligence Plan

MCO

MASINT Control Officer

MCOO

Modified Combined Obstacles Overlay

MCP

Mobile Command Post

MCR

Military Command Region

MCRB

Military Costing Review Board

MCRC

Master Control and Reporting Center

MCRD

Marine Corps Recruit Depot

MCRP

Mobilization Command Readiness Program

MCS

(1) Mine Countermeasures Support Ship; (2) Military Capabilities Study; (3) Maneuver Control System; (4) Master Control Station; (5) Mission Control Segment

MCSF

Mobile Cryptologic Support Facility

MCSFBN

Marine Corps Security Force Battalion

MCSP

Mobile Communications Support Package

MCST

Magnetic Card Selectric Typewriter (IBM)

MCT

Mobile Communications Terminal

MCTL

(1) Mediterranean Contingency Target List; (2) Military Critical Technologies List

MCU

Mobile Communications/Command Unit

MCW

Modulated Continuous Wave

MD

(1) Military District; (2) Map Distance; (3) Mission Director

MDA

Missile Defense Act of 1991

MDAP

Major Defense Acquisition Program

MDC

(1) Manipulation Detection Code; (2) Message Distribution Center

M-Day

Day on which mobilization begins

MDI

Multidiscipline Interaction

MDCI

Multidisciplinary Counterintelligence

MDCISUM

Multidisciplinary Counterintelligence Summary

MDDS

Modular Digital Dissemination System

MDID

MSE Data Interface Device

M-DITDS

Migration Defense Intel Threat Data System

MDJCS

Memorandum by the Director, Joint Staff for the Joint Chiefs of

Staff

MDLX

Military Demarcation Line Extended

MDPS

Mission Data Preparation System

MDO

JAPAN Military Defense Office, Japan

MDR

(1) MASINT Data Request; (2) Medium Data Rate

MDS

(1) Mission Dependent Segment; (2) Modular Dissemination System

MDT

Message Distribution Terminal

MDU

(1) Mine Disposal Unit; (2) Mission Data Update

MDW

Military District of Washington

MDZ

Maritime Defense Zone

ME

(1) Middle East; (2) Munitions Effectiveness

MEA

Munitions Effectiveness Assessment

MEAP

Military Economic Advisory Panel

MEB

Marine Expeditionary Brigade

MEBE

Middle East Basic Encyclopedia

MEC

Main Evaluation Center

MECD

Military Equipment Characteristics Document (NATO)

MECH

Mechanized

MECL

Mission Essential Circuits List

MECO

Main Engine Cutoff (Shuttle and Expendable Launch Vehicles)

MECS

Manual ELINT Collection System

Med

Mediterranean

MED

(1) Message Element Dictionary (JINTACCS); (2) Manipulative Electronic Deception; (3) Medical

MED-RES

Medium Resolution

MEDCAP

Medical Civic Action Project

MEDCOM

Medical Command

MEDEVAC

Medical Evacuation

MEDRETE

Medical Readiness Training Exercises

MEDINT

Medical Intelligence

MEECN

Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network

MEF

(1) Marine Expeditionary Force; (2) Maximum Elevation Figure

MEFCG

MEF Command Group

MEFTL

Middle East Force Target List

MEIF

Master ELINT Intercept File

MECL

Mission Essential Circuits List

MELOS

Mediterranean Littoral OPINTEL Summary

MELT

Maximum Efficiency Language Training

MEM

Mission Effectiveness Model

MENA

Middle East (and) North Africa

MENS

Mission Element Needs Statement

MEO

Medium Earth Orbit

MEP

(1) Ministry of Electronics Industry (FSU); (2) Mission Enhancement Program (AWACS); (3) Management Engineering Plan

MER

(1) Maximum Effective Range; (2) Minimum Essential Requirements

MERADCOM

Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command (U.S. Army)

MERCAST

Merchant Ship Broadcast System

MERCO

Merchant Ship Reporting and Control

MERCOSUR/MERCOSUL

Common Market of the South (South American Southern Cone

Customs

Union)

MERIT

Military Exploitation of Reconnaissance and Intelligence

Technology

MERSHIP

Merchant Ship

MESA

Mechanically Steered Antenna

MET

(1) Mobile Exploitation Team; (2) Meteorology; (3) MILSTAR Engineering Development Model Terminal

METCOM

Control of Meteorological Information

METEOSAT

Meteorological Satellite

METL

Mission Essential Task List

METOC

Meteorological and Oceanographic

METSAT

Meteorology Satellite

METT-T

Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops and Time Available

MEU

Marine Expeditionary Unit

MEU(SOC)

Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)

MEWSS

Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System

MEWSS

PIP Marine Electronic Warfare Support System-Product

MF

Medium Frequency

MFC

Multinational Force Commander

MF

IDB Mainframe Integrated Data Base

MFLOPS

Millions of Floating Point Operations per Second

MFO

Multinational Force and Observers

MFP

Major Force Program

MFP2

Major Force Program 2

MFR

(1) Memorandum for Record; (2) Mutual Force Reduction

MFS

(1) Ministry of State Security (East German); (2) Multifunction Switch

MFT

Mission, Functions and Tasks

MG

Machinegun

MGID

Military Geographic Information and Documentation

MGMT

Management

MGPS

Mobile Ground Processing System

MGR

Manager

MGRS

Military Grid References System

MGS

(1) Mission Ground Station; (2) Mobile Ground Station

MGT

(1) Mobile Ground Terminal; (2) Management

MHC

Coastal Mine Hunter

MHD

Magnet-to-Hydrodynamic

MHE

(1) Mechanized Handling Equipment; (2) Message Handling Enhancement; (3) Materiel Handling Equipment

MHOP

Multiple-Hop

MHS

Message Handling System

MHV

Miniature Homing Vehicle

MHW

Mean High Water

MHz

Megahertz

mi

Miles

MI

(1) Military Intelligence; (2) Message Indicator

MIA

Missing in Action

MIB

(1) Military Intelligence Board; (2) Military Intelligence Battalion; (3) Management Information Base

MIBNLI

Military Intelligence Battalion, Low Intensity

MIBWG

Military Intelligence Board Working Group

MIC

(1) Mid-Intensity Conflict; (2) Multinational Intelligence Cell; (3) Monolithic Integrated Circuit; (4) Maritime Intelligence

Center

MICEP

Military Intelligence Civilian Excepted Career Program

MICNS

Modular Integrated Communications and Navigation System

MICOM

Missile Command (U.S. Army)

MICON

Military ICON

micro

one millionth

MICFAC

Mobile Integrated Command Facility Ashore Center

MICS

MIIDS/IDB Interface to Client/Server

MICV

Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle

MID

(1) Military Intelligence Detachment (2) Military Intelligence

Digest

MIDB Modernized Integrated Data Base; Migratory

Integrated

Data Base

MID(S)

(1) Military Intelligence Detachments (Strategic); (2) Mobile Imagery Dissemination System

MIDAS

MAXI Intelligence Desktop Application Software

MIDE

Mean Installation Damage Expectancy

MIDEASTFOR

Middle East Force

MI

DET Military Intelligence Detachment

MIDL

Miniature Interoperable Data Link

MIDLANT

Mid-Atlantic

MIDPAC

Mid-Pacific

MIDMS

Machine Independent Data Management System

MIEF

Master Imagery Exchange Format

MIERS

Modernized Imagery Exploitation & Reporting System

MIES

Modernized Imagery Exploitation System

MIFASS

Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System

MIG

(1) Mikoyan (FSU) Aircraft; (2) Military Intelligence Guide; (3) Military Intelligence Group

MIGP

Military Intelligence Group

MIIA

Medical Intelligence Information Agency (now AFMIC)

MIIDS

Military Intelligence Integrated Data System

MIIDS/IDB

Military Intelligence Integrated Data System/Integrated

Database

MIIPS

Military Intelligence Information Processor Subsystem

MIJI

Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference

MIJIFEEDER

Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference Report Feeder

MIL

Military

MILAN

International Antitank Guided-Missile System

MILCOM

Military Communications

MILCOMSAT

Military Communications Satellite

MILCON

Military Construction

MILDEP

Military Department

MILGP

Military Group

MILGRPS

Military Advisory Groups

mili

one thousandths

MILNET

(1) Military Logistics Equipment; (2) Military Network

MILOBS

Military Observer(s)

MILPERS

Military Personnel

MILSAT(COM)

Military Satellite (Communications)

MILSPEC

Military Specification

MILSTAR

(1) U.S. Military Communications Satellite Program; (2) Military Strategic and Tactical Relay

MILSTD

Military Standard

MIMES

Multi-Spectral Imagery Materials Exploitation System

MIMI

Multi-Level Interactive Man/Machine Interface

MIMIC

Monolithic Microwave/Millimeter Wave Integrated Circuit

MIMS

Multiple Independent Maneuvering Submissile

min

Minutes

MIN-O

Minimum Weapon for Damage

MINI-DISE

Compact Version of Deployable Intelligence Support Element

MINTERM

Miniature Terminal

MINURSO

United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

MINX

Multi-Media Information Exchange

MIPE

Mobile Intelligence Processing Element

MIO

(1) Missile Intelligence Officer; (2) Counter-Terrorism Database

MIP

(1) Management Implementation Plan; (2) Message Input Processor

MIPE

Mobile Intelligence Processing Element

MIPIR

(1) Multi-Mission Imagery Photographic Interpretation Report; (2) Multi-Source Photo Interpretation Report

MIPR

Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request

MIPS

Million Instructions per Second

MIR

(1) Mission Intercept Report; (2) Morning Intelligence Report

MIRA

Medium-Wave Infrared Acquisition Array

MIRACL

Mid-Infra-Red Advanced Chemical Laser

MIRADCOM

United States Army Missile Research & Development

Command

MIRE

Mission Intercept Report-Electrical

MIRF

Mission Information Recording Facility

MIRGS

Multi-Intelligence Reconnaissance Ground Station

MIRS

Miniaturized Imagery Receive System

MIRV

Multiple Independently-Targetable Reentry Vehicle

MIS

(1) Management Information System; (2) Military/Monthly

Intelligence

Summary; (3) Mission Integration Segment

MISE

Military Information Support Element

MISREP

Mission Report

MISSI

Multilevel Information System Security Initiative

MIST

(1) MCCS Intelligence Support Team; (2) Modular Interoperable Support Terminal; (3) Military Information Support Team

MISTE

Miniature Integrated Satellite Terminal Equipment

MIT

Mobile Interrogation Team (HUMINT)

MITASK

Mission Tasking

MITS

(1) Monthly International Terrorism Summary; (2) MAC Imagery Transmission System; (3) Multimedia-Intelligence Tracking Subsystem

MITT

Mobile Integrated Tactical Terminal

MITTS

Mobile Intelligence Tactical Transmission (System)

MIUW

Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare

MIW

Mine Warfare

MJCS

Memorandum for the Joint Chiefs of Staff

MK-5O

Advance Lightweight Torpedo

MK

V Mark V Special Operations Craft

MLA

Multispectral Linear Array

MLBM

Modern Large Ballistic Missile

MLE

Mobile Logistics Element

MLLW

Mean Lower Low Water

MLM

Military Liaison Mission

MLNIS

Modified Atlantic Naval Intelligence Summary

MLO

Military Liaison Office

MLP

Multi-Line Phone

MLPP

Multilevel Precedence Preemption

MLRP

Marine Corps Long-Range Plan

MLRS

Multiple Launch Rocket System

MLS

(1) Microwave Landing System; (2) Multi-Level Security; (3) Multi-Level Simulcast

MLSATCOM

Military Satellite Communications

MLST

Mobile Logistics Support Team

MLW

Mean Low Water

MM

(1) Millimeter; (2) Million; (3) Manual Morse; (4) Minelayer

MMB

Miniature Multiband Beacon

MMI

Man/Machine Interface

MMIC

Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit

MMIS

Military Man in Space

MMP

MAGTF Master Plan

MMS

Multimission Modular Spacecraft

MMU

Manned Maneuvering Unit

MMW

Millimeter Wave

MN

Multinational

MNAS

MAXI Network Access System

MNC

Major NATO Command (NATO)

MND

Multi-National Division

MNF

Multi-National Force

MNIC

Multinational Intelligence Cell

MNMIC

Modernized NMIC

MNS

Mission Needs Statement

MNTHS

Months

MNU

Middle Name Unknown

MO

Counter-Terrorism Database

MOA

(1) Memorandum of Agreement; (2) Military Operating Area

MOAF

Mission-Oriented Assessment Framework

MOB

(1) Main Operating Base; (2) Missile Order of Battle; (3) Mobilization

MOBDES

Mobilization Designee (now IMA)

MOBEX

Mobilization Exercise

MOBS

Multiple-Orbit Bombardment System

MOBSTA

Mobilization Station

MOBTDA

Mobilization Table of Distribution and Allowances

MOC

(1) Minister of Communications; (2) Mission Operations Center; (3) Mission Operations Chief

MOD

(1) Ministry of Defense; (2) Mobile Obstacle Detachment

MODA

Ministry of Defense and Aviation

MODCOM

Modular Communications

MODEMS

Modulation/Demodulation Equipment

MODS

Multiple Object Data System

MOE

Measure of Effectiveness

MOGAS

Motor Gasoline

MOICPAC

Maritime Operational Intelligence Center, Pacific

MOJT

Managed On-the-Job Training

MOL

Manned Orbital Laboratory

MOLINK

Moscow/Washington Emergency Communications Link

MOLNIYA

Soviet (FSU) satellite

MOM

Ministry of General Machine Building (FSU)

MOMCOMS

Man-on-the-Move Communications System

MOOTW

Military Operations Other Than War

MOP

(1) JCS Memorandum of Policy; (2) Ministry of Defense Industry (FSU)

MOPOT

Mobile PSYOP Transmitter

MOPP

Mission-Oriented Protective Posture

MOPS

Million Operations per Second

MORL

Manned Orbital Research Laboratory

mort

Mortar

MORTREP

Mortar Bombing Report

MOS

(1) Military Occupational Specialty; (2) Maritime Operational Intelligence Summary; (3) Marine Observation Satellite

MOSFET

Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor

MOSS

Manned Orbital Space Station

MOST

Mosaic Optical Sensor Technology

MOSW

Military Operations Short of War

MOT

Military Ocean Terminal

MOTIF

Maui Optical Tracking and Identification Facility

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MOUT

Military Operations in Urban Terrain

MOV

Military Owned Vehicle

MP

(1) Military Police; (2) Military Personnel

MP&B

Mission Planning and Briefing

MPA

(1) Maritime Patrol Aircraft; (2) Mission and Payload Assessment; (3) Mission Planning Agent

MPARE

Mission Planning, Analysis, Rehearsal, and Execution System

MPC

(1) Mobile Processing Center; (2) Manpower and Personnel Center; (3) Message Processing Center; (4) Media Production

Center

MPDS

Message Processing and Distribution System

MPDT

Message Processing Distribution Terminal

MPEG

Motion Picture Experts Group

MPF

(1) Maritime Prepositioned Force; (2) Message Processing Facility; (3) Mission Planning Folder; (4) Media Production Center

MPF-E

Maritime Prepositioning Force Enhanced

MPI

Mean Point of Impact

MPM

Mission Planning Module

MPN

MSE Packet Network

MPP

Massively Parallel Processing

MPRS

Mission Planning and Rehearsal Segment

MPS

(1) Maritime Prepositioned Ships; (2) Message Processing System; (3) Master Personnel System; (4) Modular Printing

System

MPSOC

Multi-Purpose Satellite Operations Center

MPSS

Ministry of Communications Equipment Industry (FSU)

MPWS

Mobile Protected Weapon System

MQS

Military Qualification and Standards System

MR

(1) Military Region; (2) Medium Range; (3) Motorized Rifle

MRB

Motorized Rifle Battalion

MRBM

Medium-Range Ballistic Missile

MRC

(1) Movement Report Center; (2) Military Region Command; (3) Motorized Rifle Company; (4) Major Regional Contingencies; (5) Major Regional Conflict

MRCA

Multirole Combat Aircraft

MRCS

Medium-Resolution Camera System

MRD

(1) Mission Rehearsal Device; (2) Motorized Rifle Division

MRDBS

(1) MASINT Requirements Data Base System; (2) Measurement and Signature Intelligence Requirements Database

MRDFS

Man-Transportable Radio Direction-Finding System

MRDC

Missile Research and Development Command (U.S. Army)

MRF

Ministry of Radio Industry (FSU)

MRI

Military-Related Intelligence

MRK

Manual Remote (re)Keying

MRL

(1) Multiple Rocket Launcher; (2) Master Requirements List

MRLS

Multiple Rocket Launcher System

MRLOGAEUR

Minimum Required Logistics Augmentation Europe

MROC

(1) Multiple-Command Required Operational Capability; (2) Minimum Required Operational Capabilities

MRP

Mobilization Readiness Project

MRPE

Mobile Receive Processing and Exploitation

MRR

Motorized Rifle Regiment

MRS

Movement and Reinforcement Study

MRT

(1) Mobile Remote Terminal; (2) Miniature Receiver Terminal

MR-UAV

Medium-Range Unmanned Airborne Vehicle

MRV

Multiple Reentry Vehicle

MRVC

Multi-Rate Voice Card (Red Switch)

ms

Millisecond

MS

(1) Multispectral; (2) Mobilization Station

M&S

Modeling and Simulation

m/s

Meters per Second

MS-DOS

Microsoft Disk Operating System

MSA

(1) Military Strength Assessment; (2) Minimum Safe Altitude

MSAM

Medium Surface-to-Air Missile

MSB

Minesweeping Boat

MSC

(1) Military Sealift Command; (2) Coastal Minesweeper; (3) Major Subordinate Command (NATO); (4) Military Staff

Committee

MSCD

Military Support to Civil Defense

MSCS

Multiple Source Correlation System

MSCT

Training Coastal Minesweeper

MSD

(1) Minesweeping Drone; (2) Mensuration Support Data

MSDF

Maritime Self-Defense Force (Japan)

MSE

Mobile/Multi Subscriber Equipment (Network) (U.S. Army)

MSEL

Master Scenario Events List

MSF

(1) Fleet Minesweeper; (2) Mobile Strike Force; (3) Medicines Sans Frontiers

MSG

(1) Marine Security Guard; (2) Military Support Group

Msg

Message

MSGGEN

Message Generator

MSH

Mine Hunter

MSI

(1) Inshore Minesweeper; (2) Multi-Spectral Imagery; (3) Multisensor Interpretation

MSIC

Missile and Space Intelligence Center

MSID

Message Identifier

MSIP

(1) Multi-Spectral Image Processor; (2) Multisensored Intelligence Processor

MSK

Minimum Shift Keying

MSL

(1) Missile; (2) Mean Sea Level

MSM

(1) Minesweeper (River); (2) Ministry of Medium Machine Building (FSU)

MSN

Mission

MSO

(1) Ocean Minesweeper; (2) Marine Safety Office; (3) MILSATCOM Systems Office

MSP

Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry (FSU)

MSPB

Merit System Protection Board

MSPF

Marine Special Purpose Forces

MSR

(1) Patrol Minesweeper; (2) Main Supply Route; (3) Missile Site Radar

MSRT

(1) Mobile Subscriber Radio Telephone; (2) Mobile Subscriber Remote Terminal

MSS

(1) Message Support Subsystem; (2) Specialized Minesweeper; (3) Moored Sonobuoy System; (4) Mission-Management Support System; (5) Mission Support System; (6) Multispectral

Scanner

MSSC

(1) Medium SEAL Support Craft; (2) Specialized Coastal Minesweeper; (3) MEU Service Support Group

MSSI

Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence

MSSP

Multi-Functional Smart Sensor Packages

MSSS

Maui Space Surveillance System

MST

(1) Mutual Security Treaty; (2) Maintenance Support Team; (3) Miniature Satellite Transceiver; (4) Multiband Satellite Terminal

MSTS

(1) Multisource Tactical System; (2) Multisource Transceiver System

MSU

(1) Major Subordinate Unit; (2) Ministry of the Soviet Union

MSW

MASINT Server/Workstation

MT

(1) Metric Ton; (2) Megaton; (3) Motor Transport; (4) Maintenance Trainer; (5) Machine Translation

MT-LB

Soviet (FSU) Tracked Vehicle

MTA

Maritime Threat Analysis

MTACCS

(1) Marine Tactical Command and Control System; (2) Marine Tactical Air Command Center System

MTAS

Multisensor Target Acquisition System

MTB

Motor Torpedo Boat

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failures

MTBSP

Mobilization Troop Basis Stationing Plan

MTCACS

Marine Corps Tactical Command and Control System

MTCR

Missile Technology Control Regime

MTDS

Military Tactical Data System

MTF

Message Test Format

MTG

Master Training Guide

MTH

Memorandum To Holder

MTI

Moving Target Indicator

MTIB

Soviet (FSU) Amphibious Armored Tractor

MTIC

Military Target Intelligence Committee

MTIMS

Military Target Intelligence Management Structure

MTIT

Military Technical Intelligence Team

MTL

Mean Tide Level

MTLR

Moving Target-Locating Radar

MTL(S)

Material(s)

MTMC

Military Traffic Management Command

MTN

(1) Mountain; (2) M22 Tactical Network

MTO

Mission Type Order

MTO&E

Modified Table of Organization & Equipment

MTP

(1) Mission Training Plan; (2) Master Training Plan

Mtr

Motor

MTS

(1) Maritime Tactical Schools (NATO); (2) Man-Transportable SOCRATES; (3) Masked Target Sensor

MTST

Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter (IBM)

MTT

(1) Military Training Team; (2) Mobile Training Team

MTTR

Mean Time To Repair

MTZ

Motorized Infantry

MULE

Modular Universal Laser Equipment

MUSARC

Major United States Army Reserve Command

MUSIC

Multi-User Special Intelligence Communications

MUSE

MC&G Utility Software Environment

MUTES

Multiple Threat Emitter System

MUX

Multiplexer

Mvr

Maneuver

MV

Magnetic Variation

MVS

Multiple Virtual Storage

MVS/XA

Multiple Virtual System/Extended Architecture

MW

(1) Mine Warfare; (2) Millimeter Wave; (3) Microwave; (4) Missile Wing

MW/AA

Missile Warning/Attack Assessment

MWC

Missile Warning Center

MWDS

Missile Warning Display Subsystem

MWHQ

Mobile War Headquarters

MWIR

Medium Wavelength Infrared

MWL

Mean Water Level

MWR

Morale, Welfare, and Recreation

MWS

Missile Warning System

MWTGM

Millimeter Wave Terminal Guided Missile

MX

(1) Missile, Experimental; (2) Peacekeeper Ballistic Missile; (3) Mechanized; (4) Mexico; (5) Mission; (6) Maintenance

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