text: Chapter 1
  military information support operations — (DOD) Planned operations to convey selected information and
  indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately the
  behavior of foreign governments, organizations, groups, and individuals in a manner favorable to the
  originator’s objectives. (JP 3-13.2) Also called MISO.
  military necessity — The principle that justifies the use of all measures needed to defeat the enemy as quickly
  and efficiently as possible that are not forbidden by the law of armed conflict. (FM 6-27)
  military objective — Certain persons and objects during hostilities which, by their nature, location, purpose, or
  use, makes an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture, or
  neutralization, in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers a definite military advantage. (FM 6-27)
  military occupation — (DOD) A condition in which territory is under the effective control of a foreign armed
  force. (JP 3-0)
  military passport — A document issued by order of a commander of belligerent forces that authorizes a person
  or persons named therein and residing or sojourning within territory occupied by such forces to travel
  unmolested within the territory, with or without permission to pass, or to pass and return, by designated routes,
  through the lines, subject to conditions or limitations imposed by the commander. (FM 6-27)
  Military Sealift Command — (DOD) A major command of the United States Navy reporting to Commander
  Fleet Forces Command, and the United States Transportation Command’s component command responsible
  for designated common-user sealift transportation services to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy United
  States forces on a global basis. (JP 3-36) Also called MSC.
  mine — (DOD) 1. In land mine warfare, a munition placed under, on or near the ground or other surface area
  and designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person or vehicle. 2. In naval mine
  warfare, an explosive device laid in the water with the intention of damaging or sinking ships or of deterring
  shipping from entering an area. (JP 3-15)
  minefield — (DOD) 1. In land warfare, an area of ground containing mines emplaced with or without a pattern. 2.
  In naval warfare, an area of water containing mines emplaced with or without a pattern. See also mine. (JP 3-
  15)
  minimum-risk route — (DOD) A temporary air corridor of defined dimensions used by aircraft that presents the
  minimum known hazards to low-flying aircraft transiting the combat zone. (JP 3-52) Also called MRR.
  misinformation — A subset of information that includes all incorrect information. (FM 3-61)
  missile defense — (DOD) Defense measures designed to destroy attacking enemy missiles, or to nullify or
  reduce the effectiveness of such attack. (JP 3-01) Also called MD.
  missile engagement zone — (DOD) In air and missile defense, that airspace of defined dimensions within
  which the responsibility for engagement of air and missile threats normally rests with surface-to-air missile
  systems. (JP 3-01) Also called MEZ.
  mission — (DOD) 1. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken and the
  reason therefore. (JP 3-0)
  mission command — (DOD) The conduct of military operations through decentralized execution based upon
  mission-type orders. (JP 3-31) (Army) The Army’s approach to command and control that empowers
  subordinate decision making and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation. (ADP 6-0) See also
  commander’s intent, mission orders.
  mission configured load — An ammunition load configured to support specific mission requirements across
  task forces or organizations. (ATP 4-35)
  mission creep — Tangential efforts to assist in areas of concern unrelated to assigned duties that cripple
  efficient mission accomplishment. (FM 3-16)
  mission orders — Directives that emphasize to subordinates the results to be attained, not how they are
  achieve them. (ADP 6-0) See also mission command.
  mission statement — (DOD) A short sentence or paragraph that describes the organization’s essential task(s),
  purpose, and action containing the elements of who, what, when, where, and why. (JP 5-0)
  mission support site — A preselected area used as a temporary base or stopover point. The mission support
  site is used to increase the operational range within the joint special operations area. (ATP 3-05.1)
  mission variables — Categories of specific information needed to conduct operations. (ADP 1-01)
  mission-essential task — A collective task on which an organization trains to be proficient in its designed
  capabilities or assigned mission. (FM 7-0) Also called MET. See also mission-essential task list.
  mission-essential task list — A tailored group of mission-essential tasks. (FM 7-0) Also called METL. See also
  mission-essential task.