text: Military Terms
  mission-oriented protective posture — (DOD) A flexible system of protection against chemical, biological,
  radiological, and nuclear contamination in which personnel are required to wear only that protective clothing
  and equipment appropriate to the threat level, work rate imposed by the mission, temperature, and humidity.
  (JP 3-11) Also called MOPP.
  mixing — Using two or more different capabilities to collect against the same information requirement. (FM 3-90)
  mobile defense — A type of defensive operation that concentrates on the destruction or defeat of the enemy
  through a decisive attack by a striking force. (ADP 3-90)
  mobile security force — (DOD) A highly mobile and dedicated security force with the capability to defeat Level I
  and II threats in a joint security area. (JP 3-10) Also called MSF.
  mobility — (DOD) A quality or capability of military forces which permits them to move from place to place while
  retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission. (JP 3-36)
  mobility tasks — Combined arms activities that mitigate the effects of obstacles to enable freedom of
  movement and maneuver. (ATP 3-90.4)
  mobilization — (DOD) 1. The process of assembling and organizing national resources to support national
  objectives in time of war or other emergencies. 2. The process by which the Armed Forces of the United
  States, or part of them, are brought to a state of readiness for war or other national emergency. (JP 4-05) Also
  called MOB.
  mode operations — The execution of movements using various conveyances (truck, lighterage, railcar, aircraft)
  to transport cargo. (ADP 4-0)
  modified combined obstacle overlay — (DOD) A joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment
  product used to portray the militarily significant aspects of the operational environment, such as obstacles
  restricting military movement, key geography, and military objectives. (JP 2-0) Also called MCOO.
  monitoring — Continuous observation of those conditions relevant to the current operation. (ADP 5-0)
  mortuary affairs — (DOD) Provides for the search, recovery, identification, preparation, and disposition of
  human remains of persons for whom the Services are responsible by status and executive order. (JP 4-0) Also
  called MA.
  motor transportation operation — A ground support function that includes moving and transferring units,
  personnel, equipment and supplies by motor vehicle to support operations. (ATP 4-11)
  mounted movement — The movement of troops and equipment by combat and tactical vehicles. (FM 3-90)
  movement — The positioning of combat power to establish the conditions for maneuver. (ADP 3-90)
  movement and maneuver warfighting function — The related tasks and systems that move and employ
  forces to achieve a position of relative advantage over the enemy and other threats. (ADP 3-0) See also
  warfighting function.
  movement control team — (DOD) An Army team used to decentralize the execution of movement
  responsibilities on an area basis or at key transportation nodes. (JP 4-09) Also called MCT.
  movement control — The dual process of committing allocated transportation assets and regulating
  movements according to command priorities to synchronize distribution flow over lines of communications to
  sustain land forces. (ADP 4-0)
  movement corridor — A designated area established to protect and enable ground movement along a route.
  (ADP 3-37)
  movement credit — The allocation granted to one or more vehicles in order to move over a controlled route in a
  fixed time according to movement instructions. (ATP 4-16)
  movement formation — An ordered arrangement of forces for a specific purpose and describes the general
  configuration of a unit on the ground. (ADP 3-90)
  movement requirement — (DOD) A stated movement mode and time-phased need for the transport of units,
  personnel, and/or materiel from a specified origin to a specified destination. (JP 4-09)
  movement table — (DOD) A table giving detailed instructions or data for a move. (JP 4-09)
  movement to contact — (Army) A type of offensive operation designed to establish or regain contact to develop
  the situation. (FM 3-90)
  multi-domain fires — Fires that converge effects from two or more domains against a target. (ADP 3-19)
  multidomain operations — The combined arms employment of joint and Army capabilities to create and exploit
  relative advantages to achieve objectives, defeat enemy forces, and consolidate gains on behalf of joint force
  commanders. (FM 3-0)
  multiechelon training — A training technique that allows for the simultaneous training of more than one echelon
  on different or complementary tasks. (ADP 7-0)