text: Glossary
  major operation
  A series of tactical actions (battles, engagements, strikes) conducted by various combat forces
  of a single or several Services, coordinated in time and place, to accomplish operational and,
  sometimes, strategic objectives in an operational area. These actions are conducted
  simultaneously or sequentially in accordance with a common plan and are controlled by a
  single commander (JP 1-02).
  maneuver
  (Joint) Employment of forces in the operational area through movement in combination with
  fires to achieve a position of advantage in respect to the enemy in order to accomplish the
  mission (JP 3-0).
  measure of effectiveness
  (Joint) A criterion used to assess changes in system behavior, capability, or operational
  environment that is tied to measuring the attainment of an end state, achievement of an
  objective, or creation of an effect (JP 3-0).
  measure of performance
  (Joint) A criterion used to assess friendly actions that is tied to measuring task
  accomplishment (JP 3-0).
  METT-TC
  A memory aid used in two contexts:
  1. Information Management— the major subject categories into which relevant information
  is grouped for military operations: mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support
  available, time available, civil considerations (FM 6-0). 2. In the context of tactics, major
  variables considered during mission analysis (mission variables, FM 3-90).
  milestone
  A significant event in a project.
  military decision-making process
  A process that integrates the activities of the commander, staff and subordinate commanders
  in developing and operation plan or order. It establishes procedures for analyzing a mission;
  developing, analyzing, and comparing courses of action; selecting the best course of action;
  and producing an operation plan or order (FMI 5-0.1).
  mission
  (Joint) 1. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken
  and the reason therefore. 2. In common usage, especially when applied to lower military
  units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task. 3. The dispatching of one or more
  aircraft to accomplish one particular task (JP 1-02).
  mission command
  The conduct of military operations through decentralized execution based upon mission
  orders for effective mission accomplishment. Successful mission command results from
  subordinate leaders at all echelons exercising disciplined initiative within the commander’s
  intent to accomplish missions. It requires an environment of trust and mutual understanding
  (FM 6-0).
  movement to contact
  A form of the offensive designed to develop the situation and to establish or regain contact
  (JP 1-02).
  multinational operations
  (Joint) A collective term to describe military actions conducted by forces of two or more
  nations, usually undertaken within the structure of a coalition or alliance (JP 3-16).